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#2A4E4E closest to Sunken Mystery

#2A4E4E is a dark, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Sunken Mystery. In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 30.6% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(42, 78, 78)). Its HSL value is 180° hue, 30% saturation and 24% lightness, and in CMYK it is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black. #2A4E4E is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.14:1.

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Variations of #2A4E4E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#2A4E4E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

2A4E4E4E2A4E4E4E2A
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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#2A4E4E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #2A4E4E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #43464E
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4A4B4E
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #434B4E
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #43464E
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #3D494E
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #19504E
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #244F4E
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #484848
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #424A4A

#2A4E4E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.14:1 Very good#2A4E4E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.30:1 Very poor#2A4E4E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#2A4E4E in CSS

/* Sunken Mystery */
.color { color: #2A4E4E; }
.background { background-color: #2A4E4E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #2A4E4E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(42 78 78);
color: hsl(180 30% 24%);
color: oklch(0.397 0.042 195.6);

#2A4E4E FAQ

What color is #2A4E4E?

#2A4E4E is a dark, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Sunken Mystery. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #2A4E4E?

#2A4E4E is rgb(42, 78, 78) in RGB, hsl(180, 30%, 24%) in HSL and cmyk(46%, 0%, 0%, 69%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #2A4E4E?

The complementary color of #2A4E4E is #4E2A2A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #2A4E4E?

White text has the best contrast on #2A4E4E: 9.14:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #2A4E4E a warm or cool color?

#2A4E4E is a cool color.