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#283F48

#283f48 ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#283f48 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 24.71% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.44% cyan, 12.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 71.76% black. Its hue angle is 196.88°, with 28.57% saturation and 21.96% 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 11.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 4.03.

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Relative luminance0.0447

Complementary

  1. #283f48
  2. #483128

Split complementary

  1. #283f48
  2. #48282f
  3. #484128

Analogous

  1. #284841
  2. #283f48
  3. #282f48

Triadic

  1. #283f48
  2. #48283f
  3. #3f4828

Tetradic

  1. #283f48
  2. #312848
  3. #483128
  4. #3f4828

Square

  1. #283f48
  2. #412848
  3. #483128
  4. #2f4828

Monochromatic

  1. #070b0d
  2. #0d1417
  3. #283f48
  4. #436a79
  5. #6194a7

Shades

#283f48 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #283f48
  2. #243941
  3. #20323a
  4. #1c2c32
  5. #18262b
  6. #142024
  7. #10191d
  8. #0c1316
  9. #080d0e
  10. #040607
  11. #000000

Tints

#283f48 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #283f48
  2. #3e525a
  3. #53656d
  4. #69797f
  5. #7e8c91
  6. #949fa4
  7. #a9b2b6
  8. #bfc5c8
  9. #d4d9da
  10. #eaeced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#283f48 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #283f48
  2. #31464e
  3. #3a4c53
  4. #425359
  5. #4b595e
  6. #546064
  7. #5d666a
  8. #666d6f
  9. #6e7375
  10. #777a7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #353d41 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a3e48 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #353a48 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1b4242 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #343e48 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #303c48 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #214144 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-283f48 {
  color: #283f48;
}
Background
.bg-283f48 {
  background-color: #283f48;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-283f48 {
  border: 2px solid #283f48;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #283f48;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 63 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 29% 22%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-283f48 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #283f48, #282f48);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-283f48 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 63 72 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 4.03 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 5.35 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 6.86 #353839 Onyx ΔE 8.13 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 8.19 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 8.26 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 8.26 #d7c0b7 Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Charcoal
#283f48  rgb(40, 63, 72)  hsl(197, 29%, 22%)  Charcoal
#483128  rgb(72, 49, 40)  hsl(17, 29%, 22%)  Bistre
#48283f  rgb(72, 40, 63)  hsl(317, 29%, 22%)  Eggplant
#3f4828  rgb(63, 72, 40)  hsl(77, 29%, 22%)  Rifle Green