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#3B4353

#3b4353 ≈ Charcoal

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#3b4353 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 26.27% green and 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.92% cyan, 19.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 67.45% black. Its hue angle is 220°, with 16.9% saturation and 27.84% 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 9.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 5.73.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0557

Complementary

  1. #3b4353
  2. #534b3b

Split complementary

  1. #3b4353
  2. #533f3b
  3. #4f533b

Analogous

  1. #3b4f53
  2. #3b4353
  3. #3f3b53

Triadic

  1. #3b4353
  2. #533b43
  3. #43533b

Tetradic

  1. #3b4353
  2. #4b3b53
  3. #534b3b
  4. #43533b

Square

  1. #3b4353
  2. #533b4f
  3. #534b3b
  4. #3b533f

Monochromatic

  1. #080a0c
  2. #1b1f26
  3. #3b4353
  4. #5b6780
  5. #818da6

Shades

#3b4353 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3b4353
  2. #353c4b
  3. #2f3642
  4. #292f3a
  5. #232832
  6. #1e222a
  7. #181b21
  8. #121419
  9. #0c0d11
  10. #060708
  11. #000000

Tints

#3b4353 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3b4353
  2. #4f5664
  3. #626975
  4. #767b87
  5. #898e98
  6. #9da1a9
  7. #b1b4ba
  8. #c4c7cb
  9. #d8d9dd
  10. #ebecee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3b4353 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3b4353
  2. #424958
  3. #494f5c
  4. #505561
  5. #575b65
  6. #5e626a
  7. #64686e
  8. #6b6e73
  9. #727477
  10. #797a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #40434a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e4454 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c4253 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #354648 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d4453 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b4253 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #37454d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3b4353 {
  color: #3b4353;
}
Background
.bg-3b4353 {
  background-color: #3b4353;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3b4353 {
  border: 2px solid #3b4353;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3b4353;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 67 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 17% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3b4353 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3b4353, #3f3b53);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3b4353 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 67 83 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 5.73 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 8.56 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 8.62 #353839 Onyx ΔE 8.86 #343434 Jet ΔE 9.91 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 10.67 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 10.74 #c4bcac Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#3b4353  rgb(59, 67, 83)  hsl(220, 17%, 28%)  Charcoal
#534b3b  rgb(83, 75, 59)  hsl(40, 17%, 28%)  Taupe
#533b43  rgb(83, 59, 67)  hsl(340, 17%, 28%)  Eggplant
#43533b  rgb(67, 83, 59)  hsl(100, 17%, 28%)  Rifle Green