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#3A3F4E

#3a3f4e ≈ Charcoal

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#3a3f4e is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.75% red, 24.71% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.64% cyan, 19.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 225°, with 14.71% saturation and 26.67% 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 10.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 6.82.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.05

Complementary

  1. #3a3f4e
  2. #4e493a

Split complementary

  1. #3a3f4e
  2. #4e3f3a
  3. #494e3a

Analogous

  1. #3a494e
  2. #3a3f4e
  3. #3f3a4e

Triadic

  1. #3a3f4e
  2. #4e3a3f
  3. #3f4e3a

Tetradic

  1. #3a3f4e
  2. #493a4e
  3. #4e493a
  4. #3f4e3a

Square

  1. #3a3f4e
  2. #4e3a49
  3. #4e493a
  4. #3a4e3f

Monochromatic

  1. #09090c
  2. #191c22
  3. #3a3f4e
  4. #5b627a
  5. #8088a1

Shades

#3a3f4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3a3f4e
  2. #343946
  3. #2e323e
  4. #292c37
  5. #23262f
  6. #1d2027
  7. #17191f
  8. #111317
  9. #0c0d10
  10. #060608
  11. #000000

Tints

#3a3f4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3a3f4e
  2. #4e5260
  3. #616571
  4. #757983
  5. #898c95
  6. #9d9fa7
  7. #b0b2b8
  8. #c4c5ca
  9. #d8d9dc
  10. #ebeced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3a3f4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3a3f4e
  2. #414653
  3. #484c58
  4. #4f535d
  5. #565962
  6. #5d6067
  7. #64666c
  8. #6b6d71
  9. #727376
  10. #797a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d3f46 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b404f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #393e4e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #354244 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a404e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #393f4e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #374148 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3a3f4e {
  color: #3a3f4e;
}
Background
.bg-3a3f4e {
  background-color: #3a3f4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3a3f4e {
  border: 2px solid #3a3f4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3a3f4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 58 63 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 15% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3a3f4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3a3f4e, #3f3a4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3a3f4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(58 63 78 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 6.82 #353839 Onyx ΔE 8.30 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 8.40 #343434 Jet ΔE 9.02 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 9.18 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 11.08 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 11.21 #c5c0b1 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Charcoal
#3a3f4e  rgb(58, 63, 78)  hsl(225, 15%, 27%)  Charcoal
#4e493a  rgb(78, 73, 58)  hsl(45, 15%, 27%)  Black Olive
#4e3a3f  rgb(78, 58, 63)  hsl(345, 15%, 27%)  Eggplant
#3f4e3a  rgb(63, 78, 58)  hsl(105, 15%, 27%)  Rifle Green