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#263A45

#263a45 ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#263a45 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 22.75% green and 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.93% cyan, 15.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 72.94% black. Its hue angle is 201.29°, with 28.97% saturation and 20.98% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 4.15.

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Relative luminance0.0387

Complementary

  1. #263a45
  2. #453126

Split complementary

  1. #263a45
  2. #45262b
  3. #454026

Analogous

  1. #264540
  2. #263a45
  3. #262b45

Triadic

  1. #263a45
  2. #45263a
  3. #3a4526

Tetradic

  1. #263a45
  2. #312645
  3. #453126
  4. #3a4526

Square

  1. #263a45
  2. #402645
  3. #453126
  4. #2b4526

Monochromatic

  1. #070b0d
  2. #0b1114
  3. #263a45
  4. #416376
  5. #5e8da6

Shades

#263a45 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #263a45
  2. #22343e
  3. #1e2e37
  4. #1b2930
  5. #172329
  6. #131d23
  7. #0f171c
  8. #0b1115
  9. #080c0e
  10. #040607
  11. #000000

Tints

#263a45 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #263a45
  2. #3c4e58
  3. #51616a
  4. #67757d
  5. #7d898f
  6. #939da2
  7. #a8b0b5
  8. #bec4c7
  9. #d4d8da
  10. #e9ebec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#263a45 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #263a45
  2. #2f414b
  3. #384851
  4. #414f57
  5. #4a565d
  6. #535d63
  7. #5c6468
  8. #656b6e
  9. #6e7274
  10. #77797a
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #373737 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #31383d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #353946 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #303645 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1a3d3e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2f3a45 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2d3845 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1f3c41 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-263a45 {
  color: #263a45;
}
Background
.bg-263a45 {
  background-color: #263a45;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-263a45 {
  border: 2px solid #263a45;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #263a45;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 58 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 29% 21%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-263a45 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #263a45, #262b45);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-263a45 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 58 69 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 4.15 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 4.19 #353839 Onyx ΔE 7.53 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 7.82 #343434 Jet ΔE 9.23 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 9.91 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 10.16 #d9c5ba Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#263a45  rgb(38, 58, 69)  hsl(201, 29%, 21%)  Charcoal
#453126  rgb(69, 49, 38)  hsl(21, 29%, 21%)  Bistre
#45263a  rgb(69, 38, 58)  hsl(321, 29%, 21%)  Eggplant
#3a4526  rgb(58, 69, 38)  hsl(81, 29%, 21%)  Rifle Green