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#253747

#253747 ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#253747 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 21.57% green and 27.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.89% cyan, 22.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 72.16% black. Its hue angle is 208.24°, with 31.48% saturation and 21.18% 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 12.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 5.57.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0358

Complementary

  1. #253747
  2. #473525

Split complementary

  1. #253747
  2. #472526
  3. #474625

Analogous

  1. #254746
  2. #253747
  3. #252647

Triadic

  1. #253747
  2. #472537
  3. #374725

Tetradic

  1. #253747
  2. #352547
  3. #473525
  4. #374725

Square

  1. #253747
  2. #462547
  3. #473525
  4. #264725

Monochromatic

  1. #070a0d
  2. #0b1015
  3. #253747
  4. #3f5e79
  5. #5b85aa

Shades

#253747 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #253747
  2. #213240
  3. #1e2c39
  4. #1a2732
  5. #16212b
  6. #131c24
  7. #0f161c
  8. #0b1115
  9. #070b0e
  10. #040607
  11. #000000

Tints

#253747 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #253747
  2. #3b4b59
  3. #515f6c
  4. #66737e
  5. #7c8791
  6. #929ba3
  7. #a8afb5
  8. #bec3c8
  9. #d3d7da
  10. #e9ebed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#253747 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #253747
  2. #2e3e4d
  3. #374652
  4. #404d58
  5. #49545e
  6. #535c64
  7. #5c6369
  8. #656a6f
  9. #6e7175
  10. #77797a
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #353535 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2f363d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #303748 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c3447 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #183b3c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2c3747 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #293547 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1e3941 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-253747 {
  color: #253747;
}
Background
.bg-253747 {
  background-color: #253747;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-253747 {
  border: 2px solid #253747;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #253747;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 55 71;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 31% 21%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-253747 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #253747, #252647);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-253747 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 55 71 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 5.57 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 5.73 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 6.95 #353839 Onyx ΔE 8.61 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 9.82 #343434 Jet ΔE 9.83 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 10.92 #dac8b8 Inverted #353535 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#253747  rgb(37, 55, 71)  hsl(208, 31%, 21%)  Charcoal
#473525  rgb(71, 53, 37)  hsl(28, 31%, 21%)  Bistre
#472537  rgb(71, 37, 55)  hsl(328, 31%, 21%)  Eggplant
#374725  rgb(55, 71, 37)  hsl(88, 31%, 21%)  Rifle Green