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#323C4E

#323c4e ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#323c4e is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.61% red, 23.53% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.9% cyan, 23.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 218.57°, with 21.88% saturation and 25.1% 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 11.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 6.57.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0446

Complementary

  1. #323c4e
  2. #4e4432

Split complementary

  1. #323c4e
  2. #4e3632
  3. #4a4e32

Analogous

  1. #324a4e
  2. #323c4e
  3. #36324e

Triadic

  1. #323c4e
  2. #4e323c
  3. #3c4e32

Tetradic

  1. #323c4e
  2. #44324e
  3. #4e4432
  4. #3c4e32

Square

  1. #323c4e
  2. #4e324a
  3. #4e4432
  4. #324e36

Monochromatic

  1. #080a0c
  2. #14181f
  3. #323c4e
  4. #50607d
  5. #7385a6

Shades

#323c4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #323c4e
  2. #2d3646
  3. #28303e
  4. #232a37
  5. #1e242f
  6. #191e27
  7. #14181f
  8. #0f1217
  9. #0a0c10
  10. #050608
  11. #000000

Tints

#323c4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #323c4e
  2. #475060
  3. #5b6371
  4. #707783
  5. #848a95
  6. #999ea7
  7. #adb1b8
  8. #c2c5ca
  9. #d6d8dc
  10. #ebeced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#323c4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #323c4e
  2. #3a4353
  3. #424a58
  4. #49505d
  5. #515762
  6. #595e67
  7. #61656c
  8. #696c71
  9. #707276
  10. #78797b
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #383c44 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #363d4f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #333a4e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2a4042 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #343d4f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #333b4e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2d3e47 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-323c4e {
  color: #323c4e;
}
Background
.bg-323c4e {
  background-color: #323c4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-323c4e {
  border: 2px solid #323c4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #323c4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 50 60 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 22% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-323c4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #323c4e, #36324e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-323c4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(50 60 78 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 6.57 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 8.06 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.61 #353839 Onyx ΔE 9.11 #343434 Jet ΔE 9.98 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 10.06 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 11.38 #cdc3b1 Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Charcoal
#323c4e  rgb(50, 60, 78)  hsl(219, 22%, 25%)  Charcoal
#4e4432  rgb(78, 68, 50)  hsl(39, 22%, 25%)  Taupe
#4e323c  rgb(78, 50, 60)  hsl(339, 22%, 25%)  Eggplant
#3c4e32  rgb(60, 78, 50)  hsl(99, 22%, 25%)  Rifle Green