#2E3F4F · near Charcoal

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#2E3F4F (RGB 46, 63, 79) is a dark, muted blue, closest to Charcoal and near Charcoal Blue and Iron. Blue suggests trust, stability and calm; it is the most used hue in corporate and tech branding, which makes #2E3F4F a natural choice for links, primary buttons, finance and technology. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 36% lightness and 0.04 chroma at hue 247°.

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HEX#2E3F4F
RGBrgb(46, 63, 79)
HSLhsl(209, 26%, 25%)
CMYK42, 20, 0, 69
CSS var--charcoal
Contrast10.82:1 white · 1.94:1 black

Similar named colors

Charcoal Blue #2C3E50Charcoal #36454FIron #3B3F42Onyx #353839Deep Teal #0F4C5C

How to use #2E3F4F

White text passes WCAG AA on #2E3F4F (10.82:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #2E3F4F with its analogous neighbors #2F5050 and #2F3050; for contrast use its complement #503F2F as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--charcoal: #2E3F4F;

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#2E3F4F hex color card: near Charcoal, RGB 46, 63, 79
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Shades & tints

#090D10#121920#1C262F#25323F#2E3F4F#586572#828C95#ABB2B9#D5D9DC

Color harmonies for #2E3F4F

Complementary

#2E3F4F#503F2F

Analogous

#2E3F4F#2F5050#2F3050

Triadic

#2E3F4F#502F40#40502F

Split complementary

#2E3F4F#502F30#50502F

Tetradic

#2E3F4F#502F50#503F2F#30502F

Palettes with #2E3F4F