Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Spruce

Spruce is a muted cyan color with HEX #2E4F4F. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 46, 79, 79, HSL 180, 26%, 25%, cool temperature, and is useful for natural palettes, wellness branding, and sustainability design.

#2E4F4F cyan cool muted
HEX #2E4F4F
RGB rgb(46, 79, 79)
HSL hsl(180 26% 25%)
CMYK cmyk(42, 0, 0, 69)
Luminance 0.0674
Contrast Black 2.35:1White 8.94:1

CSS Utilities

--color-spruce: #2E4F4F;
.bg-spruce { background-color: #2E4F4F; }
.text-spruce { color: #2E4F4F; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0674
Black text2.35:1AA Fail
White text8.94:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#2E4F4F",
  "rgb": [
    46,
    79,
    79
  ],
  "hsl": [
    180,
    26,
    25
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    42,
    0,
    0,
    69
  ],
  "luminance": 0.0674,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 2.35,
    "white": 8.94
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F5F5F5"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F5F5F5"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#502F2F",
  "analogous": [
    "#2F5040",
    "#2F4050"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#502F50",
    "#50502F"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#402F50",
    "#502F2F",
    "#40502F"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#502F40",
    "#50402F"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#518A8A",
    "#2E4F4F",
    "#0D1616"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#518A8A",
  "dark": "#0D1616",
  "saturated": "#215E5E",
  "desaturated": "#3D4242",
  "pastel": "#718E8E",
  "neon": "#00A8A8"
}
Pairings
{
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    "#FFFFFF",
    "#502F2F",
    "#2F5040",
    "#2F4050"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#3D4242",
    "#518A8A"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#518A8A",
    "#3D4242"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
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    "dark-slate-grey",
    "charcoal",
    "pine-needle",
    "slate-navy"
  ],
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    "spruce"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "dark-slate-gray-vs-spruce",
    "dark-slate-grey-vs-spruce"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
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    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/muted"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
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    "/wcag/spruce",
    "/css/colors/spruce",
    "/hex/2e4f4f"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
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      "/colors/by-tone/muted"
    ],
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    ],
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      "/compare/dark-slate-grey-vs-spruce",
      "/harmonies/spruce",
      "/wcag/spruce",
      "/css/colors/spruce",
      "/hex/2e4f4f"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
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  "name": "Spruce",
  "hex": "#2E4F4F",
  "uses": [
    "natural palettes",
    "wellness branding",
    "sustainability design"
  ],
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      "nature",
      "growth",
      "balance"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "wellness",
      "outdoor brands",
      "gardening",
      "organic products"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "urgent error states"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/assets/colors.json",
  "origin": {
    "type": "common",
    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "cyan",
  "temperature": "cool",
  "tone": [
    "muted"
  ],
  "editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
  "tags": [
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    "cool",
    "muted",
    "natural-palettes",
    "wellness-branding",
    "sustainability-design",
    "nature",
    "growth",
    "balance"
  ],
  "popularity": 84,
  "rgb": [
    46,
    79,
    79
  ],
  "hsl": [
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    26,
    25
  ],
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    0,
    0,
    69
  ],
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  "contrast": {
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    "white": 8.94
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#502F2F",
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      "#2F5040",
      "#2F4050"
    ],
    "triadic": [
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    ],
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      "#40502F"
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      "#50402F"
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    ]
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    "saturated": "#215E5E",
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    "pastel": "#718E8E",
    "neon": "#00A8A8"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "AAA": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
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    "variable": "--color-spruce: #2E4F4F;",
    "utility": ".bg-spruce { background-color: #2E4F4F; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-spruce { color: #2E4F4F; }"
  },
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    "dark-slate-grey",
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  ],
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  ],
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      "/colors/by-tone/muted"
    ],
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    ],
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      "/hex/2e4f4f"
    ]
  },
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      "#FFFFFF",
      "#502F2F",
      "#2F5040",
      "#2F4050"
    ],
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      "#3D4242",
      "#518A8A"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
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      "#FFFFFF"
    ],
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      "#518A8A",
      "#3D4242"
    ]
  }
}
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Color meaning and use

About Spruce Color

Spruce sits in the cyan family with cool temperature and muted visual character. Spruce is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include nature, growth, and balance, which makes it relevant for wellness and outdoor brands. In design work, Spruce is most useful for natural palettes, wellness branding, and sustainability design, especially when paired with white text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Cyan color familyBrowse named cyan colors and compare nearby swatches.Cool colorsExplore colors with cool temperature behavior.Muted colorsFind colors with muted visual character.Spruce accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #2E4F4F.Spruce CSS utilitiesUse Spruce in CSS variables and utility classes.#2E4F4F HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Spruce paletteOpen the generated palette based on Spruce.Spruce harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Spruce against black and white text.

Black text2.35:1AA Fail
White text8.94:1AA Pass
AA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
AAA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Dark Slate Gray#2F4F4F
Dark Slate Grey#2F4F4F
Charcoal#36454F
Pine Needle#334D41
Slate Navy#30475E

Color Harmonies

#502F2F#502F2F
#2F5040#2F5040
#2F4050#2F4050
#502F50#502F50
#50502F#50502F
Open full Spruce harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#518A8A#518A8A
#0D1616#0D1616
#215E5E#215E5E
#3D4242#3D4242
#718E8E#718E8E
#00A8A8#00A8A8

Pairings

White#FFFFFF
#502F2F#502F2F
#2F5040#2F5040
#2F4050#2F4050
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5