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#3A4656

#3a4656 ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#3a4656 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.75% red, 27.45% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.56% cyan, 18.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 66.27% black. Its hue angle is 214.29°, with 19.44% saturation and 28.24% 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 9.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 4.25.

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Relative luminance0.0595

Complementary

  1. #3a4656
  2. #564a3a

Split complementary

  1. #3a4656
  2. #563c3a
  3. #54563a

Analogous

  1. #3a5456
  2. #3a4656
  3. #3c3a56

Triadic

  1. #3a4656
  2. #563a46
  3. #46563a

Tetradic

  1. #3a4656
  2. #4a3a56
  3. #564a3a
  4. #46563a

Square

  1. #3a4656
  2. #563a54
  3. #564a3a
  4. #3a563c

Monochromatic

  1. #080a0c
  2. #1b2128
  3. #3a4656
  4. #596b84
  5. #8092a9

Shades

#3a4656 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3a4656
  2. #343f4d
  3. #2e3845
  4. #29313c
  5. #232a34
  6. #1d232b
  7. #171c22
  8. #11151a
  9. #0c0e11
  10. #060709
  11. #000000

Tints

#3a4656 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3a4656
  2. #4e5967
  3. #616b78
  4. #757e89
  5. #89909a
  6. #9da3ab
  7. #b0b5bb
  8. #c4c8cc
  9. #d8dadd
  10. #ebedee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3a4656 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3a4656
  2. #414c5a
  3. #48525e
  4. #4f5763
  5. #565d67
  6. #5d636b
  7. #64696f
  8. #6b6f73
  9. #727478
  10. #797a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #41454c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #404757 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d4456 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #32494b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e4656 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c4556 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #354850 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3a4656 {
  color: #3a4656;
}
Background
.bg-3a4656 {
  background-color: #3a4656;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3a4656 {
  border: 2px solid #3a4656;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3a4656;
  --color-primary-rgb: 58 70 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 19% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3a4656 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3a4656, #3c3a56);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3a4656 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(58 70 86 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 4.25 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 7.70 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 8.43 #353839 Onyx ΔE 9.11 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 10.42 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 10.45 #343434 Jet ΔE 10.50 #c5b9a9 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#3a4656  rgb(58, 70, 86)  hsl(214, 19%, 28%)  Charcoal
#564a3a  rgb(86, 74, 58)  hsl(34, 19%, 28%)  Taupe
#563a46  rgb(86, 58, 70)  hsl(334, 19%, 28%)  Eggplant
#46563a  rgb(70, 86, 58)  hsl(94, 19%, 28%)  Rifle Green