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#2E5259

#2e5259 ≈ Dark Slate Gray

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2e5259 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 32.16% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.31% cyan, 7.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.1% black. Its hue angle is 189.77°, with 31.85% saturation and 26.47% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2f4f4f), ΔE 3.77.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.0734

Complementary

  1. #2e5259
  2. #59352e

Split complementary

  1. #2e5259
  2. #592e3c
  3. #594a2e

Analogous

  1. #2e594a
  2. #2e5259
  3. #2e3c59

Triadic

  1. #2e5259
  2. #592e52
  3. #52592e

Tetradic

  1. #2e5259
  2. #352e59
  3. #59352e
  4. #52592e

Square

  1. #2e5259
  2. #4a2e59
  3. #59352e
  4. #3c592e

Monochromatic

  1. #070c0d
  2. #142427
  3. #2e5259
  4. #48808b
  5. #6da8b3

Shades

#2e5259 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e5259
  2. #294a50
  3. #254247
  4. #20393e
  5. #1c3135
  6. #17292d
  7. #122124
  8. #0e191b
  9. #091012
  10. #050809
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e5259 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e5259
  2. #43636a
  3. #58757a
  4. #6d868b
  5. #82979b
  6. #97a9ac
  7. #abbabd
  8. #c0cbcd
  9. #d5dcde
  10. #eaeeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e5259 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e5259
  2. #36575d
  3. #3e5b61
  4. #476065
  5. #4f6469
  6. #57696d
  7. #5f6e70
  8. #677274
  9. #707778
  10. #787b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #424f52 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c5059 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #454a59 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #195554 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #425159 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d4e59 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #235456 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e5259 {
  color: #2e5259;
}
Background
.bg-2e5259 {
  background-color: #2e5259;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e5259 {
  border: 2px solid #2e5259;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e5259;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 82 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 32% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e5259 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e5259, #2e3c59);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e5259 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 82 89 / 0.35);
}

#2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 3.77 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 3.77 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 5.41 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 8.29 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 8.50 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 10.70 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 11.90 #d1ada6 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Dark Slate Gray
#2e5259  rgb(46, 82, 89)  hsl(190, 32%, 26%)  Dark Slate Gray
#59352e  rgb(89, 53, 46)  hsl(10, 32%, 26%)  Caput Mortuum
#592e52  rgb(89, 46, 82)  hsl(310, 32%, 26%)  Byzantium
#52592e  rgb(82, 89, 46)  hsl(70, 32%, 26%)  Army Green