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#33596B

#33596b ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#33596b is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 34.9% green and 41.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.34% cyan, 16.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.04% black. Its hue angle is 199.29°, with 35.44% saturation and 30.98% 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 7.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 8.34.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.0891

Complementary

  1. #33596b
  2. #6b4533

Split complementary

  1. #33596b
  2. #6b333d
  3. #6b6133

Analogous

  1. #336b61
  2. #33596b
  3. #333d6b

Triadic

  1. #33596b
  2. #6b3359
  3. #596b33

Tetradic

  1. #33596b
  2. #45336b
  3. #6b4533
  4. #596b33

Square

  1. #33596b
  2. #61336b
  3. #6b4533
  4. #3d6b33

Monochromatic

  1. #070b0e
  2. #1a2e37
  3. #33596b
  4. #4c849f
  5. #78a8bf

Shades

#33596b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #33596b
  2. #2e5060
  3. #294756
  4. #243e4b
  5. #1f3540
  6. #1a2d36
  7. #14242b
  8. #0f1b20
  9. #0a1215
  10. #05090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#33596b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #33596b
  2. #476a7a
  3. #5c7a89
  4. #708b97
  5. #859ba6
  6. #99acb5
  7. #adbdc4
  8. #c2cdd3
  9. #d6dee1
  10. #ebeef0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#33596b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #33596b
  2. #3b5d6d
  3. #42616f
  4. #4a6571
  5. #526973
  6. #5a6d76
  7. #617078
  8. #69747a
  9. #71787c
  10. #787c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #49565e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #50586c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #48526b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #155e5f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #46586c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #40556b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #245c64 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-33596b {
  color: #33596b;
}
Background
.bg-33596b {
  background-color: #33596b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-33596b {
  border: 2px solid #33596b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #33596b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 89 107;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 35% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-33596b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #33596b, #333d6b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-33596b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 89 107 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 8.34 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 9.01 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 9.37 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 9.68 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 9.68 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 10.16 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 10.29 #cca694 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#33596b  rgb(51, 89, 107)  hsl(199, 35%, 31%)  Charcoal
#6b4533  rgb(107, 69, 51)  hsl(19, 35%, 31%)  Coffee
#6b3359  rgb(107, 51, 89)  hsl(319, 35%, 31%)  Byzantium
#596b33  rgb(89, 107, 51)  hsl(79, 35%, 31%)  Dark Olive Green