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#3E5259

#3e5259 ≈ Outer Space

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#3e5259 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 32.16% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.34% cyan, 7.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.1% black. Its hue angle is 195.56°, with 17.88% saturation and 29.61% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Outer Space (#414a4c), ΔE 4.82.

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Relative luminance0.0778

Complementary

  1. #3e5259
  2. #59453e

Split complementary

  1. #3e5259
  2. #593e45
  3. #59533e

Analogous

  1. #3e5953
  2. #3e5259
  3. #3e4559

Triadic

  1. #3e5259
  2. #593e52
  3. #52593e

Tetradic

  1. #3e5259
  2. #453e59
  3. #59453e
  4. #52593e

Square

  1. #3e5259
  2. #533e59
  3. #59453e
  4. #45593e

Monochromatic

  1. #080b0c
  2. #1f282c
  3. #3e5259
  4. #5d7c86
  5. #86a1aa

Shades

#3e5259 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e5259
  2. #384a50
  3. #324247
  4. #2b393e
  5. #253135
  6. #1f292d
  7. #192124
  8. #13191b
  9. #0c1012
  10. #060809
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e5259 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e5259
  2. #51636a
  3. #65757a
  4. #78868b
  5. #8b979b
  6. #9fa9ac
  7. #b2babd
  8. #c5cbcd
  9. #d8dcde
  10. #eceeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e5259 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e5259
  2. #45575d
  3. #4b5b61
  4. #526065
  5. #586469
  6. #5f696d
  7. #666e70
  8. #6c7274
  9. #737778
  10. #797b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #495053 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e5159 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #494d59 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #355454 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #485159 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #454f59 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #395356 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e5259 {
  color: #3e5259;
}
Background
.bg-3e5259 {
  background-color: #3e5259;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3e5259 {
  border: 2px solid #3e5259;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e5259;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 82 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 18% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e5259 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e5259, #3e4559);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e5259 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 82 89 / 0.35);
}

#414a4c Outer Space ΔE 4.82 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 5.14 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 6.71 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 6.71 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 9.04 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 9.59 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 10.02 #c1ada6 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Outer Space
#3e5259  rgb(62, 82, 89)  hsl(196, 18%, 30%)  Outer Space
#59453e  rgb(89, 69, 62)  hsl(16, 18%, 30%)  Liver
#593e52  rgb(89, 62, 82)  hsl(316, 18%, 30%)  Eggplant
#52593e  rgb(82, 89, 62)  hsl(76, 18%, 30%)  Rifle Green