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#324857

#324857 ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#324857 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.61% red, 28.24% green and 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.53% cyan, 17.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.88% black. Its hue angle is 204.32°, with 27.01% saturation and 26.86% 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 9.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 2.69.

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Relative luminance0.06

Complementary

  1. #324857
  2. #574132

Split complementary

  1. #324857
  2. #573235
  3. #575332

Analogous

  1. #325753
  2. #324857
  3. #323557

Triadic

  1. #324857
  2. #573248
  3. #485732

Tetradic

  1. #324857
  2. #413257
  3. #574132
  4. #485732

Square

  1. #324857
  2. #533257
  3. #574132
  4. #355732

Monochromatic

  1. #070b0d
  2. #162026
  3. #324857
  4. #4e7088
  5. #7397af

Shades

#324857 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #324857
  2. #2d414e
  3. #283a46
  4. #23323d
  5. #1e2b34
  6. #19242c
  7. #141d23
  8. #0f161a
  9. #0a0e11
  10. #050709
  11. #000000

Tints

#324857 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #324857
  2. #475a68
  3. #5b6d79
  4. #707f89
  5. #84919a
  6. #99a4ab
  7. #adb6bc
  8. #c2c8cd
  9. #d6dadd
  10. #ebedee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#324857 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #324857
  2. #3a4e5b
  3. #42535f
  4. #495963
  5. #515e67
  6. #59646c
  7. #616a70
  8. #696f74
  9. #707578
  10. #787a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e464d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #414858 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c4457 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #244c4d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3c4857 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #384557 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2a4a51 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-324857 {
  color: #324857;
}
Background
.bg-324857 {
  background-color: #324857;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-324857 {
  border: 2px solid #324857;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #324857;
  --color-primary-rgb: 50 72 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 27% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-324857 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #324857, #323557);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-324857 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(50 72 87 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 2.69 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 6.99 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 8.05 #353839 Onyx ΔE 9.77 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 10.20 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 10.25 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 10.25 #cdb7a8 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#324857  rgb(50, 72, 87)  hsl(204, 27%, 27%)  Charcoal
#574132  rgb(87, 65, 50)  hsl(24, 27%, 27%)  Taupe
#573248  rgb(87, 50, 72)  hsl(324, 27%, 27%)  Eggplant
#485732  rgb(72, 87, 50)  hsl(84, 27%, 27%)  Army Green