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Dark Slate Gray Color

#2f4f4f

Dark Slate Gray Color

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A muted dark cyan.

Nearest Tailwind class teal-900 #0b4f4a · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#2f4f4f

RGB

rgb(47, 79, 79)

HSL

hsl(180, 25.4%, 24.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 40.5%, 31%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.5%, 0%, 0%, 69%)

LAB

lab(31.26, -11.72, -3.72)

LCH

lch(31.26, 12.3, 197.61)

OKLCH

oklch(40.3%, 0.0377, 195.69)

HWB

hwb(180, 18.4%, 69%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4f2f2f

Analogous

#2f4f3f

#2f4f4f

#2f3f4f

Triadic

#2f4f4f

#4f2f4f

#4f4f2f

Split-complementary

#2f4f4f

#4f2f3f

#4f3f2f

Tetradic

#2f4f4f

#2f2f4f

#4f2f2f

#4f4f2f

Square

#2f4f4f

#3f2f4f

#4f2f2f

#3f4f2f

Shades

Dark Slate Gray Color mixed toward black.

#274242

#1f3535

#172727

#101a1a

#080d0d

Tints

Dark Slate Gray Color mixed toward white.

#477777

#5f9f9f

#87b7b7

#afcfcf

#d7e7e7

Tones

Dark Slate Gray Color mixed toward gray.

#324c4c

#344a4a

#374747

#3a4444

#3c4242

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.35:1

White text reads better on this background (8.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3f3f4f · ΔE 18.3

Deuteranopia

#3d3b4f · ΔE 20.6

Tritanopia

#314f4f · ΔE 0.5

Achromatopsia

#4a4a4a · ΔE 12.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #2f4f4f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2f4f4f]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Teal #008080

Frequently asked questions

Dark Slate Gray (#2f4f4f) is rgb(47, 79, 79) in RGB.

No, #2f4f4f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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