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#2E596A

#2e596a ≈ Midnight Green

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2e596a is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 34.9% green and 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.6% cyan, 16.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.43% black. Its hue angle is 197°, with 39.47% saturation and 29.8% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Green (#004953), ΔE 8.24.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.0877

Complementary

  1. #2e596a
  2. #6a3f2e

Split complementary

  1. #2e596a
  2. #6a2e3b
  3. #6a5d2e

Analogous

  1. #2e6a5d
  2. #2e596a
  3. #2e3b6a

Triadic

  1. #2e596a
  2. #6a2e59
  3. #596a2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e596a
  2. #3f2e6a
  3. #6a3f2e
  4. #596a2e

Square

  1. #2e596a
  2. #5d2e6a
  3. #6a3f2e
  4. #3b6a2e

Monochromatic

  1. #060c0e
  2. #172c35
  3. #2e596a
  4. #45869f
  5. #70aac1

Shades

#2e596a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e596a
  2. #29505f
  3. #254755
  4. #203e4a
  5. #1c3540
  6. #172d35
  7. #12242a
  8. #0e1b20
  9. #091215
  10. #05090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e596a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e596a
  2. #436a79
  3. #587a88
  4. #6d8b97
  5. #829ba6
  6. #97acb5
  7. #abbdc3
  8. #c0cdd2
  9. #d5dee1
  10. #eaeef0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e596a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e596a
  2. #365d6c
  3. #3e616e
  4. #476571
  5. #4f6973
  6. #576d75
  7. #5f7077
  8. #677479
  9. #70787c
  10. #787c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #47565d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #50576b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #47516a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #035e5e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #45586b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e546a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1c5c63 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e596a {
  color: #2e596a;
}
Background
.bg-2e596a {
  background-color: #2e596a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e596a {
  border: 2px solid #2e596a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e596a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 89 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 39% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e596a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e596a, #2e3b6a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e596a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 89 106 / 0.35);
}

#004953 Midnight Green ΔE 8.24 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 8.85 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 8.85 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 8.92 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 9.40 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 9.96 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 10.53 #d1a695 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Midnight Green
#2e596a  rgb(46, 89, 106)  hsl(197, 39%, 30%)  Midnight Green
#6a3f2e  rgb(106, 63, 46)  hsl(17, 39%, 30%)  Coffee
#6a2e59  rgb(106, 46, 89)  hsl(317, 39%, 30%)  Byzantium
#596a2e  rgb(89, 106, 46)  hsl(77, 39%, 30%)  Dark Olive Green