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#383F4E

#383f4e ≈ Charcoal

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#383f4e 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 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.21% cyan, 19.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 220.91°, with 16.42% saturation and 26.27% 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 10.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 5.93.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0495

Complementary

  1. #383f4e
  2. #4e4738

Split complementary

  1. #383f4e
  2. #4e3c38
  3. #4a4e38

Analogous

  1. #384a4e
  2. #383f4e
  3. #3c384e

Triadic

  1. #383f4e
  2. #4e383f
  3. #3f4e38

Tetradic

  1. #383f4e
  2. #47384e
  3. #4e4738
  4. #3f4e38

Square

  1. #383f4e
  2. #4e384a
  3. #4e4738
  4. #384e3c

Monochromatic

  1. #090a0c
  2. #181b21
  3. #383f4e
  4. #58637b
  5. #7d89a2

Shades

#383f4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #383f4e
  2. #323946
  3. #2d323e
  4. #272c37
  5. #22262f
  6. #1c2027
  7. #16191f
  8. #111317
  9. #0b0d10
  10. #060608
  11. #000000

Tints

#383f4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #383f4e
  2. #4c5260
  3. #606571
  4. #747983
  5. #888c95
  6. #9c9fa7
  7. #afb2b8
  8. #c3c5ca
  9. #d7d9dc
  10. #ebeced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#383f4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #383f4e
  2. #3f4653
  3. #464c58
  4. #4e535d
  5. #555962
  6. #5c6067
  7. #63666c
  8. #6a6d71
  9. #727376
  10. #797a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.56:1 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 #3a404f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #383e4e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #324244 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #39404e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #383e4e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #354148 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-383f4e {
  color: #383f4e;
}
Background
.bg-383f4e {
  background-color: #383f4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-383f4e {
  border: 2px solid #383f4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #383f4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 63 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 16% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-383f4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #383f4e, #3c384e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-383f4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 63 78 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 5.93 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 7.77 #353839 Onyx ΔE 8.08 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 8.74 #343434 Jet ΔE 8.99 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 10.45 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 11.18 #c7c0b1 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Charcoal
#383f4e  rgb(56, 63, 78)  hsl(221, 16%, 26%)  Charcoal
#4e4738  rgb(78, 71, 56)  hsl(41, 16%, 26%)  Taupe
#4e383f  rgb(78, 56, 63)  hsl(341, 16%, 26%)  Eggplant
#3f4e38  rgb(63, 78, 56)  hsl(101, 16%, 26%)  Rifle Green