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#3F5259

#3f5259 ≈ Outer Space

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#3f5259 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.71% red, 32.16% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.21% cyan, 7.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.1% black. Its hue angle is 196.15°, with 17.11% saturation and 29.8% 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 8.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Outer Space (#414a4c), ΔE 4.61.

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Relative luminance0.0781

Complementary

  1. #3f5259
  2. #59463f

Split complementary

  1. #3f5259
  2. #593f45
  3. #59533f

Analogous

  1. #3f5953
  2. #3f5259
  3. #3f4559

Triadic

  1. #3f5259
  2. #593f52
  3. #52593f

Tetradic

  1. #3f5259
  2. #463f59
  3. #59463f
  4. #52593f

Square

  1. #3f5259
  2. #533f59
  3. #59463f
  4. #45593f

Monochromatic

  1. #080b0c
  2. #1f292c
  3. #3f5259
  4. #5f7b86
  5. #87a1aa

Shades

#3f5259 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3f5259
  2. #394a50
  3. #324247
  4. #2c393e
  5. #263135
  6. #20292d
  7. #192124
  8. #13191b
  9. #0d1012
  10. #060809
  11. #000000

Tints

#3f5259 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3f5259
  2. #52636a
  3. #65757a
  4. #79868b
  5. #8c979b
  6. #9fa9ac
  7. #b2babd
  8. #c5cbcd
  9. #d9dcde
  10. #eceeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3f5259 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3f5259
  2. #46575d
  3. #4c5b61
  4. #536065
  5. #596469
  6. #60696d
  7. #666e70
  8. #6d7274
  9. #737778
  10. #7a7b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.2:1 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 #4a4e59 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #375454 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #485159 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #464f59 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3a5356 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3f5259 {
  color: #3f5259;
}
Background
.bg-3f5259 {
  background-color: #3f5259;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3f5259 {
  border: 2px solid #3f5259;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3f5259;
  --color-primary-rgb: 63 82 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 17% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3f5259 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3f5259, #3f4559);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3f5259 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(63 82 89 / 0.35);
}

#414a4c Outer Space ΔE 4.61 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 5.00 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 7.02 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 7.02 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 8.72 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 9.93 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 9.98 #c0ada6 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Outer Space
#3f5259  rgb(63, 82, 89)  hsl(196, 17%, 30%)  Outer Space
#59463f  rgb(89, 70, 63)  hsl(16, 17%, 30%)  Umber
#593f52  rgb(89, 63, 82)  hsl(316, 17%, 30%)  Eggplant
#52593f  rgb(82, 89, 63)  hsl(76, 17%, 30%)  Rifle Green