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#3E514B

#3e514b ≈ Dark Slate Gray

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#3e514b is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 31.76% green and 29.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.46% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.41% yellow and 68.24% black. Its hue angle is 161.05°, with 13.29% saturation and 28.04% 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 8.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2f4f4f), ΔE 4.74.

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Web safe#336633
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Relative luminance0.0742

Complementary

  1. #3e514b
  2. #513e44

Split complementary

  1. #3e514b
  2. #513e4e
  3. #51413e

Analogous

  1. #3e5141
  2. #3e514b
  3. #3e4e51

Triadic

  1. #3e514b
  2. #4b3e51
  3. #514b3e

Tetradic

  1. #3e514b
  2. #3e4451
  3. #513e44
  4. #514b3e

Square

  1. #3e514b
  2. #413e51
  3. #513e44
  4. #4e513e

Monochromatic

  1. #090c0b
  2. #1d2623
  3. #3e514b
  4. #5f7c73
  5. #86a299

Shades

#3e514b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e514b
  2. #384944
  3. #32413c
  4. #2b3935
  5. #25312d
  6. #1f2926
  7. #19201e
  8. #131817
  9. #0c100f
  10. #060808
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e514b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e514b
  2. #51625d
  3. #65746f
  4. #788581
  5. #8b9793
  6. #9fa8a5
  7. #b2b9b7
  8. #c5cbc9
  9. #d8dcdb
  10. #eceeed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e514b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e514b
  2. #455650
  3. #4b5a56
  4. #525f5b
  5. #586460
  6. #5f6966
  7. #666d6b
  8. #6c7270
  9. #737775
  10. #797b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #474f4c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #504f4b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c4c4b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #39514f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #49504b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #474e4b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3b514e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e514b {
  color: #3e514b;
}
Background
.bg-3e514b {
  background-color: #3e514b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3e514b {
  border: 2px solid #3e514b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e514b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 81 75;
  --color-primary-hsl: 161 13% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e514b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e514b, #3e4e51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e514b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 81 75 / 0.35);
}

#2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 4.74 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 4.74 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 4.79 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 7.12 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 7.79 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 10.16 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 10.59 #c1aeb4 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Dark Slate Gray
#3e514b  rgb(62, 81, 75)  hsl(161, 13%, 28%)  Dark Slate Gray
#513e44  rgb(81, 62, 68)  hsl(341, 13%, 28%)  Eggplant
#4b3e51  rgb(75, 62, 81)  hsl(281, 13%, 28%)  Eggplant
#514b3e  rgb(81, 75, 62)  hsl(41, 13%, 28%)  Taupe