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#2C475E

#2c475e ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2c475e is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 27.84% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.19% cyan, 24.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.14% black. Its hue angle is 207.6°, with 36.23% saturation and 27.06% 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 9.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 5.69.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0585

Complementary

  1. #2c475e
  2. #5e432c

Split complementary

  1. #2c475e
  2. #5e2c2e
  3. #5e5c2c

Analogous

  1. #2c5e5c
  2. #2c475e
  3. #2c2e5e

Triadic

  1. #2c475e
  2. #5e2c47
  3. #475e2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c475e
  2. #432c5e
  3. #5e432c
  4. #475e2c

Square

  1. #2c475e
  2. #5c2c5e
  3. #5e432c
  4. #2e5e2c

Monochromatic

  1. #070a0e
  2. #14202a
  3. #2c475e
  4. #446e92
  5. #6a95b9

Shades

#2c475e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c475e
  2. #284055
  3. #23394b
  4. #1f3242
  5. #1a2b38
  6. #16242f
  7. #121c26
  8. #0d151c
  9. #090e13
  10. #040709
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c475e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c475e
  2. #41596e
  3. #566c7e
  4. #6b7e8e
  5. #80919e
  6. #96a3af
  7. #abb5bf
  8. #c0c8cf
  9. #d5dadf
  10. #eaedef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c475e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c475e
  2. #344d61
  3. #3d5265
  4. #455868
  5. #4e5e6c
  6. #56646f
  7. #5e6972
  8. #676f76
  9. #6f7579
  10. #787a7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c4550 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d475f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #37425e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #144c4f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #37475f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #33445e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #204a55 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c475e {
  color: #2c475e;
}
Background
.bg-2c475e {
  background-color: #2c475e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2c475e {
  border: 2px solid #2c475e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c475e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 71 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 36% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c475e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c475e, #2c2e5e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c475e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 71 94 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 5.69 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.00 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.14 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.15 #003399 Smalt ΔE 9.54 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 10.07 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 10.11 #d3b8a1 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#2c475e  rgb(44, 71, 94)  hsl(208, 36%, 27%)  Charcoal
#5e432c  rgb(94, 67, 44)  hsl(28, 36%, 27%)  Coffee
#5e2c47  rgb(94, 44, 71)  hsl(328, 36%, 27%)  Eggplant
#475e2c  rgb(71, 94, 44)  hsl(88, 36%, 27%)  Dark Olive Green