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#3F4B54

#3f4b54 ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#3f4b54 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.71% red, 29.41% green and 32.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25% cyan, 10.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 67.06% black. Its hue angle is 205.71°, with 14.29% saturation and 28.82% 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 8.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 2.44.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0673

Complementary

  1. #3f4b54
  2. #54483f

Split complementary

  1. #3f4b54
  2. #543f40
  3. #54523f

Analogous

  1. #3f5452
  2. #3f4b54
  3. #3f4054

Triadic

  1. #3f4b54
  2. #543f4b
  3. #4b543f

Tetradic

  1. #3f4b54
  2. #483f54
  3. #54483f
  4. #4b543f

Square

  1. #3f4b54
  2. #523f54
  3. #54483f
  4. #40543f

Monochromatic

  1. #090a0c
  2. #1e2428
  3. #3f4b54
  4. #607280
  5. #8798a5

Shades

#3f4b54 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3f4b54
  2. #39444c
  3. #323c43
  4. #2c353b
  5. #262d32
  6. #20262a
  7. #191e22
  8. #131719
  9. #0d0f11
  10. #060808
  11. #000000

Tints

#3f4b54 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3f4b54
  2. #525d65
  3. #656f76
  4. #798187
  5. #8c9398
  6. #9fa5aa
  7. #b2b7bb
  8. #c5c9cc
  9. #d9dbdd
  10. #ecedee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3f4b54 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3f4b54
  2. #465058
  3. #4c565d
  4. #535b61
  5. #596066
  6. #60666a
  7. #666b6e
  8. #6d7073
  9. #737577
  10. #7a7b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #454a4e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #474b54 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #444854 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #394d4e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #444b54 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #424954 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3c4c50 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3f4b54 {
  color: #3f4b54;
}
Background
.bg-3f4b54 {
  background-color: #3f4b54;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3f4b54 {
  border: 2px solid #3f4b54;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3f4b54;
  --color-primary-rgb: 63 75 84;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 14% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3f4b54 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3f4b54, #3f4054);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3f4b54 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(63 75 84 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 2.44 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 3.89 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 7.78 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 7.79 #353839 Onyx ΔE 7.85 #343434 Jet ΔE 9.69 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 10.11 #c0b4ab Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#3f4b54  rgb(63, 75, 84)  hsl(206, 14%, 29%)  Charcoal
#54483f  rgb(84, 72, 63)  hsl(26, 14%, 29%)  Taupe
#543f4b  rgb(84, 63, 75)  hsl(326, 14%, 29%)  Eggplant
#4b543f  rgb(75, 84, 63)  hsl(86, 14%, 29%)  Rifle Green