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#3F4759

#3f4759 ≈ Charcoal

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#3f4759 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.71% red, 27.84% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.21% cyan, 20.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.1% black. Its hue angle is 221.54°, with 17.11% saturation and 29.8% 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 9.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 6.7.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0628

Complementary

  1. #3f4759
  2. #59513f

Split complementary

  1. #3f4759
  2. #59443f
  3. #54593f

Analogous

  1. #3f5459
  2. #3f4759
  3. #443f59

Triadic

  1. #3f4759
  2. #593f47
  3. #47593f

Tetradic

  1. #3f4759
  2. #513f59
  3. #59513f
  4. #47593f

Square

  1. #3f4759
  2. #593f54
  3. #59513f
  4. #3f5944

Monochromatic

  1. #080a0c
  2. #1f232c
  3. #3f4759
  4. #5f6b86
  5. #8792aa

Shades

#3f4759 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3f4759
  2. #394050
  3. #323947
  4. #2c323e
  5. #262b35
  6. #20242d
  7. #191c24
  8. #13151b
  9. #0d0e12
  10. #060709
  11. #000000

Tints

#3f4759 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3f4759
  2. #52596a
  3. #656c7a
  4. #797e8b
  5. #8c919b
  6. #9fa3ac
  7. #b2b5bd
  8. #c5c8cd
  9. #d9dade
  10. #ecedee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3f4759 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3f4759
  2. #464d5d
  3. #4c5261
  4. #535865
  5. #595e69
  6. #60646d
  7. #666970
  8. #6d6f74
  9. #737578
  10. #7a7a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #44474f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #41485a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f4659 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #384b4d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #40485a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f4659 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3b4952 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3f4759 {
  color: #3f4759;
}
Background
.bg-3f4759 {
  background-color: #3f4759;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3f4759 {
  border: 2px solid #3f4759;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3f4759;
  --color-primary-rgb: 63 71 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 17% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3f4759 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3f4759, #443f59);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3f4759 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(63 71 89 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 6.70 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 9.26 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 10.21 #353839 Onyx ΔE 10.24 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 10.58 #343434 Jet ΔE 11.27 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 11.45 #c0b8a6 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#3f4759  rgb(63, 71, 89)  hsl(222, 17%, 30%)  Charcoal
#59513f  rgb(89, 81, 63)  hsl(42, 17%, 30%)  Umber
#593f47  rgb(89, 63, 71)  hsl(342, 17%, 30%)  Eggplant
#47593f  rgb(71, 89, 63)  hsl(102, 17%, 30%)  Rifle Green