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2D4E42

#2D4E42 closest to Pine Needle

#2D4E42 is a dark, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Pine Needle. In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 30.6% green and 25.9% blue (rgb(45, 78, 66)). Its HSL value is 158° hue, 27% saturation and 24% lightness, and in CMYK it is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 69% black. #2D4E42 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.21:1.

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Variations of #2D4E42

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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#2D4E42 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.

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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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#2D4E42 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #2D4E42 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #474643
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4C4A41
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #454B42
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #474643
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #414943
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #244E4A
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #294E46
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #484848
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #424946

#2D4E42 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.21:1 Very good#2D4E42 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.28:1 Very poor#2D4E42 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#2D4E42 in CSS

/* Pine Needle */
.color { color: #2D4E42; }
.background { background-color: #2D4E42; }
.border { border: 1px solid #2D4E42; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(45 78 66);
color: hsl(158 27% 24%);
color: oklch(0.394 0.044 168.9);

#2D4E42 FAQ

What color is #2D4E42?

#2D4E42 is a dark, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Pine Needle. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #2D4E42?

#2D4E42 is rgb(45, 78, 66) in RGB, hsl(158, 27%, 24%) in HSL and cmyk(42%, 0%, 15%, 69%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #2D4E42?

The complementary color of #2D4E42 is #4E2D39, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #2D4E42?

White text has the best contrast on #2D4E42: 9.21:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #2D4E42 a warm or cool color?

#2D4E42 is a cool color.