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#2C3D45

#2c3d45 ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2c3d45 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 23.92% green and 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.23% cyan, 11.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 72.94% black. Its hue angle is 199.2°, with 22.12% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 3.25.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.043

Complementary

  1. #2c3d45
  2. #45342c

Split complementary

  1. #2c3d45
  2. #452c31
  3. #45412c

Analogous

  1. #2c4541
  2. #2c3d45
  3. #2c3145

Triadic

  1. #2c3d45
  2. #452c3d
  3. #3d452c

Tetradic

  1. #2c3d45
  2. #342c45
  3. #45342c
  4. #3d452c

Square

  1. #2c3d45
  2. #412c45
  3. #45342c
  4. #31452c

Monochromatic

  1. #080b0c
  2. #0e1416
  3. #2c3d45
  4. #4a6674
  5. #6a8fa0

Shades

#2c3d45 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c3d45
  2. #28373e
  3. #233137
  4. #1f2b30
  5. #1a2529
  6. #161f23
  7. #12181c
  8. #0d1215
  9. #090c0e
  10. #040607
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c3d45 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c3d45
  2. #415058
  3. #56646a
  4. #6b777d
  5. #808b8f
  6. #969ea2
  7. #abb1b5
  8. #c0c5c7
  9. #d5d8da
  10. #eaecec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c3d45 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c3d45
  2. #34444b
  3. #3d4a51
  4. #455157
  5. #4e585d
  6. #565f63
  7. #5e6568
  8. #676c6e
  9. #6f7374
  10. #78797a
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #353c3f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #393c45 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #353945 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #243f3f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #343d45 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #323b45 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #273e42 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c3d45 {
  color: #2c3d45;
}
Background
.bg-2c3d45 {
  background-color: #2c3d45;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2c3d45 {
  border: 2px solid #2c3d45;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c3d45;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 61 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 22% 22%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c3d45 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c3d45, #2c3145);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c3d45 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 61 69 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 3.25 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 3.71 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 6.07 #353839 Onyx ΔE 6.40 #343434 Jet ΔE 8.31 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 9.41 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 9.41 #d3c2ba Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Charcoal
#2c3d45  rgb(44, 61, 69)  hsl(199, 22%, 22%)  Charcoal
#45342c  rgb(69, 52, 44)  hsl(19, 22%, 22%)  Bistre
#452c3d  rgb(69, 44, 61)  hsl(319, 22%, 22%)  Eggplant
#3d452c  rgb(61, 69, 44)  hsl(79, 22%, 22%)  Rifle Green