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#383E4D

#383e4d ≈ Charcoal

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#383e4d is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 24.31% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.27% cyan, 19.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.8% black. Its hue angle is 222.86°, with 15.79% saturation and 26.08% 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 10.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 6.46.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0482

Complementary

  1. #383e4d
  2. #4d4738

Split complementary

  1. #383e4d
  2. #4d3d38
  3. #494d38

Analogous

  1. #38494d
  2. #383e4d
  3. #3d384d

Triadic

  1. #383e4d
  2. #4d383e
  3. #3e4d38

Tetradic

  1. #383e4d
  2. #47384d
  3. #4d4738
  4. #3e4d38

Square

  1. #383e4d
  2. #4d3849
  3. #4d4738
  4. #384d3d

Monochromatic

  1. #090a0c
  2. #181a21
  3. #383e4d
  4. #586279
  5. #7d87a1

Shades

#383e4d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #383e4d
  2. #323845
  3. #2d323e
  4. #272b36
  5. #22252e
  6. #1c1f27
  7. #16191f
  8. #111317
  9. #0b0c0f
  10. #060608
  11. #000000

Tints

#383e4d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #383e4d
  2. #4c515f
  3. #606571
  4. #747882
  5. #888b94
  6. #9c9fa6
  7. #afb2b8
  8. #c3c5ca
  9. #d7d8db
  10. #ebeced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#383e4d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #383e4d
  2. #3f4552
  3. #464b57
  4. #4e525c
  5. #555861
  6. #5c5f67
  7. #63666c
  8. #6a6c71
  9. #727376
  10. #79797b
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3e3e3e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c3e44 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #393f4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #383d4d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #334143 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #393f4d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #383e4d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #354047 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-383e4d {
  color: #383e4d;
}
Background
.bg-383e4d {
  background-color: #383e4d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-383e4d {
  border: 2px solid #383e4d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #383e4d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 62 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 16% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-383e4d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #383e4d, #3d384d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-383e4d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 62 77 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 6.46 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 7.93 #353839 Onyx ΔE 8.10 #343434 Jet ΔE 8.89 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 9.08 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 10.65 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 11.36 #c7c1b2 Inverted #3e3e3e Grayscale 

Charcoal
#383e4d  rgb(56, 62, 77)  hsl(223, 16%, 26%)  Charcoal
#4d4738  rgb(77, 71, 56)  hsl(43, 16%, 26%)  Taupe
#4d383e  rgb(77, 56, 62)  hsl(343, 16%, 26%)  Eggplant
#3e4d38  rgb(62, 77, 56)  hsl(103, 16%, 26%)  Rifle Green