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#404C56

#404c56 ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#404c56 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 29.8% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.58% cyan, 11.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 66.27% black. Its hue angle is 207.27°, with 14.67% saturation and 29.41% 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 8.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 2.83.

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Relative luminance0.0693

Complementary

  1. #404c56
  2. #564a40

Split complementary

  1. #404c56
  2. #564041
  3. #565540

Analogous

  1. #405655
  2. #404c56
  3. #404156

Triadic

  1. #404c56
  2. #56404c
  3. #4c5640

Tetradic

  1. #404c56
  2. #4a4056
  3. #564a40
  4. #4c5640

Square

  1. #404c56
  2. #554056
  3. #564a40
  4. #415640

Monochromatic

  1. #090a0c
  2. #1f252a
  3. #404c56
  4. #617382
  5. #8899a7

Shades

#404c56 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #404c56
  2. #3a444d
  3. #333d45
  4. #2d353c
  5. #262e34
  6. #20262b
  7. #1a1e22
  8. #13171a
  9. #0d0f11
  10. #060809
  11. #000000

Tints

#404c56 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #404c56
  2. #535e67
  3. #667078
  4. #798289
  5. #8c949a
  6. #a0a6ab
  7. #b3b7bb
  8. #c6c9cc
  9. #d9dbdd
  10. #ecedee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#404c56 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #404c56
  2. #46515a
  3. #4d565e
  4. #535c63
  5. #5a6167
  6. #60666b
  7. #666b6f
  8. #6d7073
  9. #737678
  10. #7a7b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #464b4f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #484c57 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #454956 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3a4e4f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #454c56 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #434a56 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3c4d52 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-404c56 {
  color: #404c56;
}
Background
.bg-404c56 {
  background-color: #404c56;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-404c56 {
  border: 2px solid #404c56;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #404c56;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 76 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 15% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-404c56 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #404c56, #404156);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-404c56 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 76 86 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 2.83 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 4.46 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 7.81 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 8.29 #353839 Onyx ΔE 8.34 #343434 Jet ΔE 10.13 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 10.55 #bfb3a9 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Charcoal
#404c56  rgb(64, 76, 86)  hsl(207, 15%, 29%)  Charcoal
#564a40  rgb(86, 74, 64)  hsl(27, 15%, 29%)  Umber
#56404c  rgb(86, 64, 76)  hsl(327, 15%, 29%)  Eggplant
#4c5640  rgb(76, 86, 64)  hsl(87, 15%, 29%)  Rifle Green