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#424B53

#424b53 ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#424b53 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 29.41% green and 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.48% cyan, 9.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 67.45% black. Its hue angle is 208.24°, with 11.41% saturation and 29.22% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral 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 8.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 3.32.

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Relative luminance0.0681

Complementary

  1. #424b53
  2. #534a42

Split complementary

  1. #424b53
  2. #534243
  3. #535342

Analogous

  1. #425353
  2. #424b53
  3. #424353

Triadic

  1. #424b53
  2. #53424b
  3. #4b5342

Tetradic

  1. #424b53
  2. #4a4253
  3. #534a42
  4. #4b5342

Square

  1. #424b53
  2. #534253
  3. #534a42
  4. #435342

Monochromatic

  1. #090a0b
  2. #202528
  3. #424b53
  4. #64727e
  5. #8b98a3

Shades

#424b53 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #424b53
  2. #3b444b
  3. #353c42
  4. #2e353a
  5. #282d32
  6. #21262a
  7. #1a1e21
  8. #141719
  9. #0d0f11
  10. #070808
  11. #000000

Tints

#424b53 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #424b53
  2. #555d64
  3. #686f75
  4. #7b8187
  5. #8e9398
  6. #a1a5a9
  7. #b3b7ba
  8. #c6c9cb
  9. #d9dbdd
  10. #ecedee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#424b53 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #424b53
  2. #485058
  3. #4e565c
  4. #555b61
  5. #5b6065
  6. #61666a
  7. #676b6e
  8. #6d7073
  9. #747577
  10. #7a7b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #474a4e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #484b53 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #464953 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3e4d4d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #464b53 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #444a53 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3f4c50 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-424b53 {
  color: #424b53;
}
Background
.bg-424b53 {
  background-color: #424b53;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-424b53 {
  border: 2px solid #424b53;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #424b53;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 75 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 11% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-424b53 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #424b53, #424353);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-424b53 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 75 83 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 3.32 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 3.70 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 6.82 #353839 Onyx ΔE 7.41 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 7.94 #343434 Jet ΔE 9.13 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 10.02 #bdb4ac Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Charcoal
#424b53  rgb(66, 75, 83)  hsl(208, 11%, 29%)  Charcoal
#534a42  rgb(83, 74, 66)  hsl(28, 11%, 29%)  Taupe
#53424b  rgb(83, 66, 75)  hsl(328, 11%, 29%)  Eggplant
#4b5342  rgb(75, 83, 66)  hsl(88, 11%, 29%)  Rifle Green