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#3A4149

#3a4149 ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#3a4149 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.75% red, 25.49% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.55% cyan, 10.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 71.37% black. Its hue angle is 212°, with 11.45% saturation and 25.69% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral 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 10.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 3.4.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0516

Complementary

  1. #3a4149
  2. #49423a

Split complementary

  1. #3a4149
  2. #493b3a
  3. #49493a

Analogous

  1. #3a4949
  2. #3a4149
  3. #3b3a49

Triadic

  1. #3a4149
  2. #493a41
  3. #41493a

Tetradic

  1. #3a4149
  2. #423a49
  3. #49423a
  4. #41493a

Square

  1. #3a4149
  2. #493a49
  3. #49423a
  4. #3a493b

Monochromatic

  1. #090a0b
  2. #181b1e
  3. #3a4149
  4. #5c6774
  5. #818d9b

Shades

#3a4149 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3a4149
  2. #343b42
  3. #2e343a
  4. #292e33
  5. #23272c
  6. #1d2125
  7. #171a1d
  8. #111416
  9. #0c0d0f
  10. #060707
  11. #000000

Tints

#3a4149 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3a4149
  2. #4e545b
  3. #61676d
  4. #757a80
  5. #898d92
  6. #9da0a4
  7. #b0b3b6
  8. #c4c6c8
  9. #d8d9db
  10. #ebeced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3a4149 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3a4149
  2. #41474f
  3. #484e54
  4. #4f545a
  5. #565a5f
  6. #5d6165
  7. #64676a
  8. #6b6d70
  9. #727375
  10. #797a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e4144 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e4149 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c4049 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #364344 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d4149 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b4049 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #384246 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3a4149 {
  color: #3a4149;
}
Background
.bg-3a4149 {
  background-color: #3a4149;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3a4149 {
  border: 2px solid #3a4149;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3a4149;
  --color-primary-rgb: 58 65 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 212 11% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3a4149 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3a4149, #3b3a49);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3a4149 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(58 65 73 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 3.40 #353839 Onyx ΔE 5.03 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 5.04 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 5.30 #343434 Jet ΔE 6.60 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 8.81 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 8.94 #c5beb6 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#3a4149  rgb(58, 65, 73)  hsl(212, 11%, 26%)  Charcoal
#49423a  rgb(73, 66, 58)  hsl(32, 11%, 26%)  Taupe
#493a41  rgb(73, 58, 65)  hsl(332, 11%, 26%)  Eggplant
#41493a  rgb(65, 73, 58)  hsl(92, 11%, 26%)  Rifle Green