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#445A5E

#445a5e ≈ Dark Slate Gray

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#445a5e is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.67% red, 35.29% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.66% cyan, 4.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.14% black. Its hue angle is 189.23°, with 16.05% saturation and 31.76% 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 7.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2f4f4f), ΔE 6.22.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.0935

Complementary

  1. #445a5e
  2. #5e4844

Split complementary

  1. #445a5e
  2. #5e444d
  3. #5e5544

Analogous

  1. #445e55
  2. #445a5e
  3. #444d5e

Triadic

  1. #445a5e
  2. #5e445a
  3. #5a5e44

Tetradic

  1. #445a5e
  2. #48445e
  3. #5e4844
  4. #5a5e44

Square

  1. #445a5e
  2. #55445e
  3. #5e4844
  4. #4d5e44

Monochromatic

  1. #090b0c
  2. #242f32
  3. #445a5e
  4. #64848a
  5. #8ea8ad

Shades

#445a5e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #445a5e
  2. #3d5155
  3. #36484b
  4. #303f42
  5. #293638
  6. #222d2f
  7. #1b2426
  8. #141b1c
  9. #0e1213
  10. #070909
  11. #000000

Tints

#445a5e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #445a5e
  2. #576b6e
  3. #697b7e
  4. #7c8c8e
  5. #8f9c9e
  6. #a2adaf
  7. #b4bdbf
  8. #c7cecf
  9. #dadedf
  10. #ecefef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#445a5e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #445a5e
  2. #4a5e61
  3. #506265
  4. #566568
  5. #5c696c
  6. #626d6f
  7. #687172
  8. #6e7576
  9. #747879
  10. #7a7c7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #505859 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #56585e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #52555e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3c5c5b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #50595e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d575e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3f5b5c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-445a5e {
  color: #445a5e;
}
Background
.bg-445a5e {
  background-color: #445a5e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-445a5e {
  border: 2px solid #445a5e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #445a5e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 68 90 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 16% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-445a5e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #445a5e, #444d5e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-445a5e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(68 90 94 / 0.35);
}

#2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 6.22 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 6.22 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 6.79 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 7.60 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 8.43 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 9.45 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 10.32 #bba5a1 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Gray
#445a5e  rgb(68, 90, 94)  hsl(189, 16%, 32%)  Dark Slate Gray
#5e4844  rgb(94, 72, 68)  hsl(9, 16%, 32%)  Liver
#5e445a  rgb(94, 68, 90)  hsl(309, 16%, 32%)  Eggplant
#5a5e44  rgb(90, 94, 68)  hsl(69, 16%, 32%)  Rifle Green