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#353B49

#353b49 ≈ Charcoal

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#353b49 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20.78% red, 23.14% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.4% cyan, 19.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 71.37% black. Its hue angle is 222°, with 15.87% saturation and 24.71% 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 11.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 6.43.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0437

Complementary

  1. #353b49
  2. #494335

Split complementary

  1. #353b49
  2. #493935
  3. #454935

Analogous

  1. #354549
  2. #353b49
  3. #393549

Triadic

  1. #353b49
  2. #49353b
  3. #3b4935

Tetradic

  1. #353b49
  2. #433549
  3. #494335
  4. #3b4935

Square

  1. #353b49
  2. #493545
  3. #494335
  4. #354939

Monochromatic

  1. #090a0c
  2. #15171d
  3. #353b49
  4. #555f75
  5. #79849e

Shades

#353b49 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #353b49
  2. #303542
  3. #2a2f3a
  4. #252933
  5. #20232c
  6. #1b1e25
  7. #15181d
  8. #101216
  9. #0b0c0f
  10. #050607
  11. #000000

Tints

#353b49 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #353b49
  2. #494f5b
  3. #5d626d
  4. #727680
  5. #868992
  6. #9a9da4
  7. #aeb1b6
  8. #c2c4c8
  9. #d7d8db
  10. #ebebed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#353b49 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #353b49
  2. #3d424f
  3. #444954
  4. #4c505a
  5. #53575f
  6. #5b5e65
  7. #62646a
  8. #6a6b70
  9. #717275
  10. #79797b
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #393b41 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #373c4a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #353a49 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #303e40 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #363c49 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #353a49 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #323d44 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-353b49 {
  color: #353b49;
}
Background
.bg-353b49 {
  background-color: #353b49;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-353b49 {
  border: 2px solid #353b49;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #353b49;
  --color-primary-rgb: 53 59 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 16% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-353b49 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #353b49, #393549);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-353b49 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(53 59 73 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 6.43 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 7.08 #353839 Onyx ΔE 7.46 #343434 Jet ΔE 8.19 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 9.11 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 10.35 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 11.80 #cac4b6 Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Charcoal
#353b49  rgb(53, 59, 73)  hsl(222, 16%, 25%)  Charcoal
#494335  rgb(73, 67, 53)  hsl(42, 16%, 25%)  Taupe
#49353b  rgb(73, 53, 59)  hsl(342, 16%, 25%)  Eggplant
#3b4935  rgb(59, 73, 53)  hsl(102, 16%, 25%)  Rifle Green