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#2F445A

#2f445a ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2f445a is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 26.67% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.78% cyan, 24.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 64.71% black. Its hue angle is 210.7°, with 31.39% saturation and 26.86% 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 10.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 5.58.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0548

Complementary

  1. #2f445a
  2. #5a452f

Split complementary

  1. #2f445a
  2. #5a2f2f
  3. #595a2f

Analogous

  1. #2f595a
  2. #2f445a
  3. #2f2f5a

Triadic

  1. #2f445a
  2. #5a2f44
  3. #445a2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f445a
  2. #452f5a
  3. #5a452f
  4. #445a2f

Square

  1. #2f445a
  2. #5a2f59
  3. #5a452f
  4. #2f5a2f

Monochromatic

  1. #070a0d
  2. #151e28
  3. #2f445a
  4. #496a8c
  5. #6e90b4

Shades

#2f445a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f445a
  2. #2a3d51
  3. #263648
  4. #21303f
  5. #1c2936
  6. #18222d
  7. #131b24
  8. #0e141b
  9. #090e12
  10. #050709
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f445a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f445a
  2. #44576b
  3. #59697b
  4. #6d7c8c
  5. #828f9c
  6. #97a2ad
  7. #acb4bd
  8. #c1c7ce
  9. #d5dade
  10. #eaecef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f445a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f445a
  2. #374a5e
  3. #3f5062
  4. #475665
  5. #4f5c69
  6. #58626d
  7. #606871
  8. #686e75
  9. #707478
  10. #787a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b434d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b455b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #36405a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1e494b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #37445b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #33425a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #264752 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f445a {
  color: #2f445a;
}
Background
.bg-2f445a {
  background-color: #2f445a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f445a {
  border: 2px solid #2f445a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f445a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 68 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 211 31% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f445a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f445a, #2f2f5a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f445a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 68 90 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 5.58 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 7.72 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 9.16 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 9.45 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 9.99 #003399 Smalt ΔE 10.10 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 10.38 #d0bba5 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#2f445a  rgb(47, 68, 90)  hsl(211, 31%, 27%)  Charcoal
#5a452f  rgb(90, 69, 47)  hsl(31, 31%, 27%)  Coffee
#5a2f44  rgb(90, 47, 68)  hsl(331, 31%, 27%)  Eggplant
#445a2f  rgb(68, 90, 47)  hsl(91, 31%, 27%)  Army Green