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#354253

#354253 ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#354253 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20.78% red, 25.88% green and 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.14% cyan, 20.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 67.45% black. Its hue angle is 214°, with 22.06% saturation and 26.67% 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 10.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 4.55.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0528

Complementary

  1. #354253
  2. #534635

Split complementary

  1. #354253
  2. #533735
  3. #515335

Analogous

  1. #355153
  2. #354253
  3. #373553

Triadic

  1. #354253
  2. #533542
  3. #425335

Tetradic

  1. #354253
  2. #463553
  3. #534635
  4. #425335

Square

  1. #354253
  2. #533551
  3. #534635
  4. #355337

Monochromatic

  1. #080a0c
  2. #171d24
  3. #354253
  4. #536782
  5. #788da9

Shades

#354253 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #354253
  2. #303b4b
  3. #2a3542
  4. #252e3a
  5. #202832
  6. #1b212a
  7. #151a21
  8. #101419
  9. #0b0d11
  10. #050708
  11. #000000

Tints

#354253 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #354253
  2. #495564
  3. #5d6875
  4. #727b87
  5. #868e98
  6. #9aa1a9
  7. #aeb3ba
  8. #c2c6cb
  9. #d7d9dd
  10. #ebecee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#354253 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #354253
  2. #3d4858
  3. #444e5c
  4. #4c5561
  5. #535b65
  6. #5b616a
  7. #62676e
  8. #6a6d73
  9. #717477
  10. #797a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c4149 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3c4354 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #394053 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2c4648 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #394253 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #374153 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #30444c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-354253 {
  color: #354253;
}
Background
.bg-354253 {
  background-color: #354253;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-354253 {
  border: 2px solid #354253;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #354253;
  --color-primary-rgb: 53 66 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 22% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-354253 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #354253, #373553);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-354253 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(53 66 83 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 4.55 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 7.87 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 8.45 #353839 Onyx ΔE 9.01 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 9.14 #343434 Jet ΔE 10.31 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 11.62 #cabdac Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#354253  rgb(53, 66, 83)  hsl(214, 22%, 27%)  Charcoal
#534635  rgb(83, 70, 53)  hsl(34, 22%, 27%)  Taupe
#533542  rgb(83, 53, 66)  hsl(334, 22%, 27%)  Eggplant
#425335  rgb(66, 83, 53)  hsl(94, 22%, 27%)  Rifle Green