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#3B514B

#3b514b ≈ Dark Slate Gray

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#3b514b is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 31.76% green and 29.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.16% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.41% yellow and 68.24% black. Its hue angle is 163.64°, with 15.71% saturation and 27.45% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2f4f4f), ΔE 4.01.

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Relative luminance0.0732

Complementary

  1. #3b514b
  2. #513b41

Split complementary

  1. #3b514b
  2. #513b4c
  3. #51403b

Analogous

  1. #3b5140
  2. #3b514b
  3. #3b4c51

Triadic

  1. #3b514b
  2. #4b3b51
  3. #514b3b

Tetradic

  1. #3b514b
  2. #3b4151
  3. #513b41
  4. #514b3b

Square

  1. #3b514b
  2. #403b51
  3. #513b41
  4. #4c513b

Monochromatic

  1. #090c0b
  2. #1b2522
  3. #3b514b
  4. #5b7d74
  5. #81a49a

Shades

#3b514b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3b514b
  2. #354944
  3. #2f413c
  4. #293935
  5. #23312d
  6. #1e2926
  7. #18201e
  8. #121817
  9. #0c100f
  10. #060808
  11. #000000

Tints

#3b514b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3b514b
  2. #4f625d
  3. #62746f
  4. #768581
  5. #899793
  6. #9da8a5
  7. #b1b9b7
  8. #c4cbc9
  9. #d8dcdb
  10. #ebeeed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3b514b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3b514b
  2. #425650
  3. #495a56
  4. #505f5b
  5. #576460
  6. #5e6966
  7. #646d6b
  8. #6b7270
  9. #727775
  10. #797b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #464e4c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f4e4b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b4b4b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #35524f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #484f4b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #454e4b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #38514e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3b514b {
  color: #3b514b;
}
Background
.bg-3b514b {
  background-color: #3b514b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3b514b {
  border: 2px solid #3b514b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3b514b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 81 75;
  --color-primary-hsl: 164 16% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3b514b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3b514b, #3b4c51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3b514b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 81 75 / 0.35);
}

#2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 4.01 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 4.01 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 5.27 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 7.86 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 8.35 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 10.42 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 10.92 #c4aeb4 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Dark Slate Gray
#3b514b  rgb(59, 81, 75)  hsl(164, 16%, 27%)  Dark Slate Gray
#513b41  rgb(81, 59, 65)  hsl(344, 16%, 27%)  Eggplant
#4b3b51  rgb(75, 59, 81)  hsl(284, 16%, 27%)  Eggplant
#514b3b  rgb(81, 75, 59)  hsl(44, 16%, 27%)  Taupe