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#3E4959

#3e4959 ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#3e4959 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 28.63% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.34% cyan, 17.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.1% black. Its hue angle is 215.56°, with 17.88% saturation and 29.61% 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 9.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 4.8.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0651

Complementary

  1. #3e4959
  2. #594e3e

Split complementary

  1. #3e4959
  2. #59413e
  3. #57593e

Analogous

  1. #3e5759
  2. #3e4959
  3. #413e59

Triadic

  1. #3e4959
  2. #593e49
  3. #49593e

Tetradic

  1. #3e4959
  2. #4e3e59
  3. #594e3e
  4. #49593e

Square

  1. #3e4959
  2. #593e57
  3. #594e3e
  4. #3e5941

Monochromatic

  1. #080a0c
  2. #1f242c
  3. #3e4959
  4. #5d6e86
  5. #8695aa

Shades

#3e4959 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e4959
  2. #384250
  3. #323a47
  4. #2b333e
  5. #252c35
  6. #1f252d
  7. #191d24
  8. #13161b
  9. #0c0f12
  10. #060709
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e4959 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e4959
  2. #515b6a
  3. #656d7a
  4. #78808b
  5. #8b929b
  6. #9fa4ac
  7. #b2b6bd
  8. #c5c8cd
  9. #d8dbde
  10. #ecedee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e4959 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e4959
  2. #454f5d
  3. #4b5461
  4. #525a65
  5. #585f69
  6. #5f656d
  7. #666a70
  8. #6c7074
  9. #737578
  10. #797b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #44494f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #444a5a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #414759 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #364c4e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #414959 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #404859 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3a4b53 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e4959 {
  color: #3e4959;
}
Background
.bg-3e4959 {
  background-color: #3e4959;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3e4959 {
  border: 2px solid #3e4959;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e4959;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 73 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 216 18% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e4959 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e4959, #413e59);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e4959 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 73 89 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 4.80 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 7.70 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 9.30 #353839 Onyx ΔE 9.62 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 9.81 #343434 Jet ΔE 10.99 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 11.35 #c1b6a6 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#3e4959  rgb(62, 73, 89)  hsl(216, 18%, 30%)  Charcoal
#594e3e  rgb(89, 78, 62)  hsl(36, 18%, 30%)  Umber
#593e49  rgb(89, 62, 73)  hsl(336, 18%, 30%)  Eggplant
#49593e  rgb(73, 89, 62)  hsl(96, 18%, 30%)  Rifle Green