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#243F4D

#243f4d ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#243f4d is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 24.71% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.25% cyan, 18.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.8% black. Its hue angle is 200.49°, with 36.28% saturation and 22.16% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 4.21.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0447

Complementary

  1. #243f4d
  2. #4d3224

Split complementary

  1. #243f4d
  2. #4d242b
  3. #4d4724

Analogous

  1. #244d47
  2. #243f4d
  3. #242b4d

Triadic

  1. #243f4d
  2. #4d243f
  3. #3f4d24

Tetradic

  1. #243f4d
  2. #32244d
  3. #4d3224
  4. #3f4d24

Square

  1. #243f4d
  2. #47244d
  3. #4d3224
  4. #2b4d24

Monochromatic

  1. #060b0e
  2. #0c1419
  3. #243f4d
  4. #3c6a81
  5. #5993b1

Shades

#243f4d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #243f4d
  2. #203945
  3. #1d323e
  4. #192c36
  5. #16262e
  6. #122027
  7. #0e191f
  8. #0b1317
  9. #070d0f
  10. #040608
  11. #000000

Tints

#243f4d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #243f4d
  2. #3a525f
  3. #506571
  4. #667982
  5. #7c8c94
  6. #929fa6
  7. #a7b2b8
  8. #bdc5ca
  9. #d3d9db
  10. #e9eced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#243f4d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #243f4d
  2. #2d4652
  3. #364c57
  4. #40535c
  5. #495961
  6. #526067
  7. #5b666c
  8. #646d71
  9. #6e7376
  10. #777a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #343d43 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #383e4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #323a4d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #104344 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #313f4d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2d3c4d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1a4147 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-243f4d {
  color: #243f4d;
}
Background
.bg-243f4d {
  background-color: #243f4d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-243f4d {
  border: 2px solid #243f4d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #243f4d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 63 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 36% 22%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-243f4d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #243f4d, #242b4d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-243f4d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 63 77 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 4.21 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 6.44 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 8.33 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 8.71 #353839 Onyx ΔE 9.43 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 9.56 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 10.00 #dbc0b2 Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Charcoal
#243f4d  rgb(36, 63, 77)  hsl(200, 36%, 22%)  Charcoal
#4d3224  rgb(77, 50, 36)  hsl(20, 36%, 22%)  Bistre
#4d243f  rgb(77, 36, 63)  hsl(320, 36%, 22%)  Tyrian Purple
#3f4d24  rgb(63, 77, 36)  hsl(80, 36%, 22%)  Army Green