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#383F4D

#383f4d ≈ Charcoal

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#383f4d is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 24.71% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.27% cyan, 18.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.8% black. Its hue angle is 220°, 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 10.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 5.5.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0493

Complementary

  1. #383f4d
  2. #4d4638

Split complementary

  1. #383f4d
  2. #4d3c38
  3. #4a4d38

Analogous

  1. #384a4d
  2. #383f4d
  3. #3c384d

Triadic

  1. #383f4d
  2. #4d383f
  3. #3f4d38

Tetradic

  1. #383f4d
  2. #46384d
  3. #4d4638
  4. #3f4d38

Square

  1. #383f4d
  2. #4d384a
  3. #4d4638
  4. #384d3c

Monochromatic

  1. #090a0c
  2. #181b21
  3. #383f4d
  4. #586379
  5. #7d89a1

Shades

#383f4d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #383f4d
  2. #323945
  3. #2d323e
  4. #272c36
  5. #22262e
  6. #1c2027
  7. #16191f
  8. #111317
  9. #0b0d0f
  10. #060608
  11. #000000

Tints

#383f4d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #383f4d
  2. #4c525f
  3. #606571
  4. #747982
  5. #888c94
  6. #9c9fa6
  7. #afb2b8
  8. #c3c5ca
  9. #d7d9db
  10. #ebeced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#383f4d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #383f4d
  2. #3f4652
  3. #464c57
  4. #4e535c
  5. #555961
  6. #5c6067
  7. #63666c
  8. #6a6d71
  9. #727376
  10. #797a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c3f45 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b404e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #393e4d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #334244 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a3f4d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #383e4d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #354148 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-383f4d {
  color: #383f4d;
}
Background
.bg-383f4d {
  background-color: #383f4d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-383f4d {
  border: 2px solid #383f4d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #383f4d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 63 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 16% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-383f4d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #383f4d, #3c384d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-383f4d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 63 77 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 5.50 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 7.31 #353839 Onyx ΔE 7.60 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 8.27 #343434 Jet ΔE 8.58 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 10.59 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 10.88 #c7c0b2 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Charcoal
#383f4d  rgb(56, 63, 77)  hsl(220, 16%, 26%)  Charcoal
#4d4638  rgb(77, 70, 56)  hsl(40, 16%, 26%)  Taupe
#4d383f  rgb(77, 56, 63)  hsl(340, 16%, 26%)  Eggplant
#3f4d38  rgb(63, 77, 56)  hsl(100, 16%, 26%)  Rifle Green