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#2F5259

#2f5259 ≈ Dark Slate Gray

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2f5259 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 32.16% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.19% cyan, 7.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.1% black. Its hue angle is 190°, with 30.88% saturation and 26.67% 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 8.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2f4f4f), ΔE 3.83.

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Relative luminance0.0736

Complementary

  1. #2f5259
  2. #59362f

Split complementary

  1. #2f5259
  2. #592f3d
  3. #594b2f

Analogous

  1. #2f594b
  2. #2f5259
  3. #2f3d59

Triadic

  1. #2f5259
  2. #592f52
  3. #52592f

Tetradic

  1. #2f5259
  2. #362f59
  3. #59362f
  4. #52592f

Square

  1. #2f5259
  2. #4b2f59
  3. #59362f
  4. #3d592f

Monochromatic

  1. #070c0d
  2. #152427
  3. #2f5259
  4. #49808b
  5. #6ea7b3

Shades

#2f5259 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f5259
  2. #2a4a50
  3. #264247
  4. #21393e
  5. #1c3135
  6. #18292d
  7. #132124
  8. #0e191b
  9. #091012
  10. #050809
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f5259 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f5259
  2. #44636a
  3. #59757a
  4. #6d868b
  5. #82979b
  6. #97a9ac
  7. #acbabd
  8. #c1cbcd
  9. #d5dcde
  10. #eaeeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f5259 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f5259
  2. #37575d
  3. #3f5b61
  4. #476065
  5. #4f6469
  6. #58696d
  7. #606e70
  8. #687274
  9. #707778
  10. #787b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #434f52 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c5059 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #454b59 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1c5554 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #425159 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e4e59 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #255456 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f5259 {
  color: #2f5259;
}
Background
.bg-2f5259 {
  background-color: #2f5259;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f5259 {
  border: 2px solid #2f5259;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f5259;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 82 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 31% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f5259 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f5259, #2f3d59);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f5259 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 82 89 / 0.35);
}

#2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 3.83 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 3.83 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 5.60 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 8.10 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 8.30 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 10.61 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 11.77 #d0ada6 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Dark Slate Gray
#2f5259  rgb(47, 82, 89)  hsl(190, 31%, 27%)  Dark Slate Gray
#59362f  rgb(89, 54, 47)  hsl(10, 31%, 27%)  Caput Mortuum
#592f52  rgb(89, 47, 82)  hsl(310, 31%, 27%)  Byzantium
#52592f  rgb(82, 89, 47)  hsl(70, 31%, 27%)  Army Green