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#384048

#384048 ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#384048 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 25.1% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.22% cyan, 11.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 71.76% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 12.5% saturation and 25.1% 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 10.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 3.08.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0498

Complementary

  1. #384048
  2. #484038

Split complementary

  1. #384048
  2. #483838
  3. #484838

Analogous

  1. #384848
  2. #384048
  3. #383848

Triadic

  1. #384048
  2. #483840
  3. #404838

Tetradic

  1. #384048
  2. #403848
  3. #484038
  4. #404838

Square

  1. #384048
  2. #483848
  3. #484038
  4. #384838

Monochromatic

  1. #090a0b
  2. #171a1d
  3. #384048
  4. #596673
  5. #7e8d9b

Shades

#384048 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #384048
  2. #323a41
  3. #2d333a
  4. #272d32
  5. #22262b
  6. #1c2024
  7. #161a1d
  8. #111316
  9. #0b0d0e
  10. #060607
  11. #000000

Tints

#384048 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #384048
  2. #4c535a
  3. #60666d
  4. #74797f
  5. #888c91
  6. #9ca0a4
  7. #afb3b6
  8. #c3c6c8
  9. #d7d9da
  10. #ebeced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#384048 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #384048
  2. #3f464e
  3. #464d53
  4. #4e5359
  5. #555a5e
  6. #5c6064
  7. #63666a
  8. #6a6d6f
  9. #727375
  10. #797a7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c3f43 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d4048 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b3e48 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #344243 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b4048 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a3f48 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #364145 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-384048 {
  color: #384048;
}
Background
.bg-384048 {
  background-color: #384048;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-384048 {
  border: 2px solid #384048;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #384048;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 64 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 13% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-384048 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #384048, #383848);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-384048 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 64 72 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 3.08 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 4.76 #353839 Onyx ΔE 4.89 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 5.05 #343434 Jet ΔE 6.55 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 8.93 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 9.26 #c7bfb7 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Charcoal
#384048  rgb(56, 64, 72)  hsl(210, 13%, 25%)  Charcoal
#484038  rgb(72, 64, 56)  hsl(30, 13%, 25%)  Taupe
#483840  rgb(72, 56, 64)  hsl(330, 13%, 25%)  Eggplant
#404838  rgb(64, 72, 56)  hsl(90, 13%, 25%)  Rifle Green