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#3A5259

#3a5259 ≈ Dark Slate Gray

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#3a5259 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.75% red, 32.16% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.83% cyan, 7.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.1% black. Its hue angle is 193.55°, with 21.09% saturation and 28.82% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2f4f4f), ΔE 5.61.

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Relative luminance0.0766

Complementary

  1. #3a5259
  2. #59413a

Split complementary

  1. #3a5259
  2. #593a42
  3. #59503a

Analogous

  1. #3a5950
  2. #3a5259
  3. #3a4259

Triadic

  1. #3a5259
  2. #593a52
  3. #52593a

Tetradic

  1. #3a5259
  2. #413a59
  3. #59413a
  4. #52593a

Square

  1. #3a5259
  2. #503a59
  3. #59413a
  4. #42593a

Monochromatic

  1. #080b0c
  2. #1c272b
  3. #3a5259
  4. #587d87
  5. #80a2ac

Shades

#3a5259 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3a5259
  2. #344a50
  3. #2e4247
  4. #29393e
  5. #233135
  6. #1d292d
  7. #172124
  8. #11191b
  9. #0c1012
  10. #060809
  11. #000000

Tints

#3a5259 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3a5259
  2. #4e636a
  3. #61757a
  4. #75868b
  5. #89979b
  6. #9da9ac
  7. #b0babd
  8. #c4cbcd
  9. #d8dcde
  10. #ebeeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3a5259 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3a5259
  2. #41575d
  3. #485b61
  4. #4f6065
  5. #566469
  6. #5d696d
  7. #646e70
  8. #6b7274
  9. #727778
  10. #797b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #475053 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d5059 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #484d59 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2f5554 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #465159 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #434f59 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #345456 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3a5259 {
  color: #3a5259;
}
Background
.bg-3a5259 {
  background-color: #3a5259;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3a5259 {
  border: 2px solid #3a5259;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3a5259;
  --color-primary-rgb: 58 82 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 21% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3a5259 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3a5259, #3a4259);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3a5259 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(58 82 89 / 0.35);
}

#2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 5.61 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 5.61 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 5.75 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 5.85 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 8.33 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 9.99 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 10.23 #c5ada6 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Dark Slate Gray
#3a5259  rgb(58, 82, 89)  hsl(194, 21%, 29%)  Dark Slate Gray
#59413a  rgb(89, 65, 58)  hsl(14, 21%, 29%)  Liver
#593a52  rgb(89, 58, 82)  hsl(314, 21%, 29%)  Eggplant
#52593a  rgb(82, 89, 58)  hsl(74, 21%, 29%)  Rifle Green