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#2C3F4E

#2c3f4e ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2c3f4e is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 24.71% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.59% cyan, 19.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 206.47°, with 27.87% saturation and 23.92% 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 10.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 3.22.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0464

Complementary

  1. #2c3f4e
  2. #4e3b2c

Split complementary

  1. #2c3f4e
  2. #4e2c2e
  3. #4e4c2c

Analogous

  1. #2c4e4c
  2. #2c3f4e
  3. #2c2e4e

Triadic

  1. #2c3f4e
  2. #4e2c3f
  3. #3f4e2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c3f4e
  2. #3b2c4e
  3. #4e3b2c
  4. #3f4e2c

Square

  1. #2c3f4e
  2. #4c2c4e
  3. #4e3b2c
  4. #2e4e2c

Monochromatic

  1. #070b0d
  2. #10171d
  3. #2c3f4e
  4. #48677f
  5. #698daa

Shades

#2c3f4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c3f4e
  2. #283946
  3. #23323e
  4. #1f2c37
  5. #1a262f
  6. #162027
  7. #12191f
  8. #0d1317
  9. #090d10
  10. #040608
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c3f4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c3f4e
  2. #415260
  3. #566571
  4. #6b7983
  5. #808c95
  6. #969fa7
  7. #abb2b8
  8. #c0c5ca
  9. #d5d9dc
  10. #eaeced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c3f4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c3f4e
  2. #344653
  3. #3d4c58
  4. #45535d
  5. #4e5962
  6. #566067
  7. #5e666c
  8. #676d71
  9. #6f7376
  10. #787a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #373e44 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #393f4f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #343b4e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #204344 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #343f4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #313d4e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #254148 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c3f4e {
  color: #2c3f4e;
}
Background
.bg-2c3f4e {
  background-color: #2c3f4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2c3f4e {
  border: 2px solid #2c3f4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c3f4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 63 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 28% 24%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c3f4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c3f4e, #2c2e4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c3f4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 63 78 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 3.22 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 6.09 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 7.90 #353839 Onyx ΔE 8.46 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.59 #343434 Jet ΔE 10.08 #003399 Smalt ΔE 10.60 #d3c0b1 Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Charcoal
#2c3f4e  rgb(44, 63, 78)  hsl(206, 28%, 24%)  Charcoal
#4e3b2c  rgb(78, 59, 44)  hsl(26, 28%, 24%)  Taupe
#4e2c3f  rgb(78, 44, 63)  hsl(326, 28%, 24%)  Eggplant
#3f4e2c  rgb(63, 78, 44)  hsl(86, 28%, 24%)  Rifle Green