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#343B4E

#343b4e ≈ Charcoal

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#343b4e is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20.39% red, 23.14% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.33% cyan, 24.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 223.85°, with 20% saturation and 25.49% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 8.09.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0441

Complementary

  1. #343b4e
  2. #4e4734

Split complementary

  1. #343b4e
  2. #4e3a34
  3. #484e34

Analogous

  1. #34484e
  2. #343b4e
  3. #3a344e

Triadic

  1. #343b4e
  2. #4e343b
  3. #3b4e34

Tetradic

  1. #343b4e
  2. #47344e
  3. #4e4734
  4. #3b4e34

Square

  1. #343b4e
  2. #4e3448
  3. #4e4734
  4. #344e3a

Monochromatic

  1. #08090c
  2. #151820
  3. #343b4e
  4. #535e7c
  5. #7783a4

Shades

#343b4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #343b4e
  2. #2f3546
  3. #2a2f3e
  4. #242937
  5. #1f232f
  6. #1a1e27
  7. #15181f
  8. #101217
  9. #0a0c10
  10. #050608
  11. #000000

Tints

#343b4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #343b4e
  2. #484f60
  3. #5d6271
  4. #717683
  5. #858995
  6. #9a9da7
  7. #aeb1b8
  8. #c2c4ca
  9. #d6d8dc
  10. #ebebed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#343b4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #343b4e
  2. #3c4253
  3. #434958
  4. #4b505d
  5. #525762
  6. #5a5e67
  7. #62646c
  8. #696b71
  9. #717276
  10. #78797b
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #383b43 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #353c4f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #333a4e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2d3f41 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #353c4f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #333b4e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #303d47 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-343b4e {
  color: #343b4e;
}
Background
.bg-343b4e {
  background-color: #343b4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-343b4e {
  border: 2px solid #343b4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #343b4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 52 59 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 20% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-343b4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #343b4e, #3a344e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-343b4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(52 59 78 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 8.09 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 9.19 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 9.51 #353839 Onyx ΔE 9.74 #343434 Jet ΔE 10.31 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 11.10 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 11.31 #cbc4b1 Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Charcoal
#343b4e  rgb(52, 59, 78)  hsl(224, 20%, 25%)  Charcoal
#4e4734  rgb(78, 71, 52)  hsl(44, 20%, 25%)  Taupe
#4e343b  rgb(78, 52, 59)  hsl(344, 20%, 25%)  Eggplant
#3b4e34  rgb(59, 78, 52)  hsl(104, 20%, 25%)  Rifle Green