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#36474E

#36474e ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#36474e is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.18% red, 27.84% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.77% cyan, 8.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 197.5°, with 18.18% saturation and 25.88% 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 9.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 2.33.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0584

Complementary

  1. #36474e
  2. #4e3d36

Split complementary

  1. #36474e
  2. #4e363b
  3. #4e4936

Analogous

  1. #364e49
  2. #36474e
  3. #363b4e

Triadic

  1. #36474e
  2. #4e3647
  3. #474e36

Tetradic

  1. #36474e
  2. #3d364e
  3. #4e3d36
  4. #474e36

Square

  1. #36474e
  2. #49364e
  3. #4e3d36
  4. #3b4e36

Monochromatic

  1. #080b0c
  2. #171e21
  3. #36474e
  4. #55707b
  5. #7a97a3

Shades

#36474e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #36474e
  2. #314046
  3. #2b393e
  4. #263237
  5. #202b2f
  6. #1b2427
  7. #161c1f
  8. #101517
  9. #0b0e10
  10. #050708
  11. #000000

Tints

#36474e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #36474e
  2. #4a5960
  3. #5e6c71
  4. #727e83
  5. #869195
  6. #9ba3a7
  7. #afb5b8
  8. #c3c8ca
  9. #d7dadc
  10. #ebeded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#36474e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #36474e
  2. #3d4d53
  3. #455258
  4. #4c585d
  5. #545e62
  6. #5b6467
  7. #62696c
  8. #6a6f71
  9. #717576
  10. #797a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f4548 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #43464e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f434e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2e4949 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e464e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c454e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #32484b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-36474e {
  color: #36474e;
}
Background
.bg-36474e {
  background-color: #36474e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-36474e {
  border: 2px solid #36474e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #36474e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 71 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 18% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-36474e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #36474e, #363b4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-36474e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 71 78 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 2.33 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 3.84 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 6.39 #353839 Onyx ΔE 7.48 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 7.62 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 7.62 #343434 Jet ΔE 9.55 #c9b8b1 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#36474e  rgb(54, 71, 78)  hsl(198, 18%, 26%)  Charcoal
#4e3d36  rgb(78, 61, 54)  hsl(18, 18%, 26%)  Taupe
#4e3647  rgb(78, 54, 71)  hsl(318, 18%, 26%)  Eggplant
#474e36  rgb(71, 78, 54)  hsl(78, 18%, 26%)  Rifle Green