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#38536A

#38536a ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#38536a is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 32.55% green and 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.17% cyan, 21.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.43% black. Its hue angle is 207.6°, with 30.86% saturation and 31.76% 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 8.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 7.06.

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Relative luminance0.0807

Complementary

  1. #38536a
  2. #6a4f38

Split complementary

  1. #38536a
  2. #6a383a
  3. #6a6838

Analogous

  1. #386a68
  2. #38536a
  3. #383a6a

Triadic

  1. #38536a
  2. #6a3853
  3. #536a38

Tetradic

  1. #38536a
  2. #4f386a
  3. #6a4f38
  4. #536a38

Square

  1. #38536a
  2. #68386a
  3. #6a4f38
  4. #3a6a38

Monochromatic

  1. #070a0d
  2. #1e2c38
  3. #38536a
  4. #527a9c
  5. #7fa0bc

Shades

#38536a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #38536a
  2. #324b5f
  3. #2d4255
  4. #273a4a
  5. #223240
  6. #1c2a35
  7. #16212a
  8. #111920
  9. #0b1115
  10. #06080b
  11. #000000

Tints

#38536a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #38536a
  2. #4c6479
  3. #607588
  4. #748797
  5. #8898a6
  6. #9ca9b5
  7. #afbac3
  8. #c3cbd2
  9. #d7dde1
  10. #ebeef0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#38536a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #38536a
  2. #3f586c
  3. #465c6e
  4. #4e6171
  5. #556573
  6. #5c6a75
  7. #636e77
  8. #6a7379
  9. #72777c
  10. #797c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #48515c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #49536b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #434e6a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #24585b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #43536b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f506a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2d5661 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-38536a {
  color: #38536a;
}
Background
.bg-38536a {
  background-color: #38536a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-38536a {
  border: 2px solid #38536a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #38536a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 83 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 31% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-38536a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38536a, #383a6a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-38536a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 83 106 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 7.06 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.63 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.77 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.91 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.26 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.91 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 10.20 #c7ac95 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#38536a  rgb(56, 83, 106)  hsl(208, 31%, 32%)  Charcoal
#6a4f38  rgb(106, 79, 56)  hsl(28, 31%, 32%)  Coffee
#6a3853  rgb(106, 56, 83)  hsl(328, 31%, 32%)  Eggplant
#536a38  rgb(83, 106, 56)  hsl(88, 31%, 32%)  Dark Olive Green