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#3E4E5D

#3e4e5d ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#3e4e5d is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 30.59% green and 36.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.33% cyan, 16.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.53% black. Its hue angle is 209.03°, with 20% saturation and 30.39% 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 8.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 3.99.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.0726

Complementary

  1. #3e4e5d
  2. #5d4d3e

Split complementary

  1. #3e4e5d
  2. #5d3e3e
  3. #5d5c3e

Analogous

  1. #3e5d5c
  2. #3e4e5d
  3. #3e3e5d

Triadic

  1. #3e4e5d
  2. #5d3e4e
  3. #4e5d3e

Tetradic

  1. #3e4e5d
  2. #4d3e5d
  3. #5d4d3e
  4. #4e5d3e

Square

  1. #3e4e5d
  2. #5c3e5d
  3. #5d4d3e
  4. #3e5d3e

Monochromatic

  1. #080a0c
  2. #1f272f
  3. #3e4e5d
  4. #5d748b
  5. #869bae

Shades

#3e4e5d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e4e5d
  2. #384654
  3. #323e4a
  4. #2b3741
  5. #252f38
  6. #1f272f
  7. #191f25
  8. #13171c
  9. #0c1013
  10. #060809
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e4e5d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e4e5d
  2. #51606d
  3. #65717d
  4. #78838e
  5. #8b959e
  6. #9fa7ae
  7. #b2b8be
  8. #c5cace
  9. #d8dcdf
  10. #ecedef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e4e5d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e4e5d
  2. #455361
  3. #4b5864
  4. #525d68
  5. #58626b
  6. #5f676f
  7. #666c72
  8. #6c7176
  9. #737679
  10. #797b7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #474d53 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #484e5e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #444b5d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #355153 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #444e5d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #424c5d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #395057 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e4e5d {
  color: #3e4e5d;
}
Background
.bg-3e4e5d {
  background-color: #3e4e5d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3e4e5d {
  border: 2px solid #3e4e5d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e4e5d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 78 93;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 20% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e4e5d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e4e5d, #3e3e5d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e4e5d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 78 93 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 3.99 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 6.80 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 9.53 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 9.76 #353839 Onyx ΔE 10.35 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 11.04 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 11.18 #c1b1a2 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Charcoal
#3e4e5d  rgb(62, 78, 93)  hsl(209, 20%, 30%)  Charcoal
#5d4d3e  rgb(93, 77, 62)  hsl(29, 20%, 30%)  Umber
#5d3e4e  rgb(93, 62, 78)  hsl(329, 20%, 30%)  Eggplant
#4e5d3e  rgb(78, 93, 62)  hsl(89, 20%, 30%)  Rifle Green