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#404657

#404657 ≈ Charcoal

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#404657 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 27.45% green and 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.44% cyan, 19.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.88% black. Its hue angle is 224.35°, with 15.23% saturation and 29.61% 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 9.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 7.06.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0616

Complementary

  1. #404657
  2. #575140

Split complementary

  1. #404657
  2. #574640
  3. #525740

Analogous

  1. #405257
  2. #404657
  3. #464057

Triadic

  1. #404657
  2. #574046
  3. #465740

Tetradic

  1. #404657
  2. #514057
  3. #575140
  4. #465740

Square

  1. #404657
  2. #574052
  3. #575140
  4. #405746

Monochromatic

  1. #09090c
  2. #20232b
  3. #404657
  4. #606983
  5. #8891a8

Shades

#404657 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #404657
  2. #3a3f4e
  3. #333846
  4. #2d313d
  5. #262a34
  6. #20232c
  7. #1a1c23
  8. #13151a
  9. #0d0e11
  10. #060709
  11. #000000

Tints

#404657 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #404657
  2. #535968
  3. #666b79
  4. #797e89
  5. #8c909a
  6. #a0a3ab
  7. #b3b5bc
  8. #c6c8cd
  9. #d9dadd
  10. #ecedee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#404657 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #404657
  2. #464c5b
  3. #4d525f
  4. #535763
  5. #5a5d67
  6. #60636c
  7. #666970
  8. #6d6f74
  9. #737478
  10. #7a7a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #44464d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #414758 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f4557 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3a494c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #414757 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f4657 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3d4850 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-404657 {
  color: #404657;
}
Background
.bg-404657 {
  background-color: #404657;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-404657 {
  border: 2px solid #404657;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #404657;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 70 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 15% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-404657 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #404657, #464057);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-404657 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 70 87 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 7.06 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 9.26 #353839 Onyx ΔE 9.88 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 10.14 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 10.33 #343434 Jet ΔE 10.80 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 11.98 #bfb9a8 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#404657  rgb(64, 70, 87)  hsl(224, 15%, 30%)  Charcoal
#575140  rgb(87, 81, 64)  hsl(44, 15%, 30%)  Rifle Green
#574046  rgb(87, 64, 70)  hsl(344, 15%, 30%)  Eggplant
#465740  rgb(70, 87, 64)  hsl(104, 15%, 30%)  Rifle Green