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#424C56

#424c56 ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#424c56 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 29.8% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.26% cyan, 11.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 66.27% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 13.16% saturation and 29.8% 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 8.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 3.44.

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Relative luminance0.07

Complementary

  1. #424c56
  2. #564c42

Split complementary

  1. #424c56
  2. #564242
  3. #565642

Analogous

  1. #425656
  2. #424c56
  3. #424256

Triadic

  1. #424c56
  2. #56424c
  3. #4c5642

Tetradic

  1. #424c56
  2. #4c4256
  3. #564c42
  4. #4c5642

Square

  1. #424c56
  2. #564256
  3. #564c42
  4. #425642

Monochromatic

  1. #090a0c
  2. #21262b
  3. #424c56
  4. #637281
  5. #8b98a6

Shades

#424c56 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #424c56
  2. #3b444d
  3. #353d45
  4. #2e353c
  5. #282e34
  6. #21262b
  7. #1a1e22
  8. #14171a
  9. #0d0f11
  10. #070809
  11. #000000

Tints

#424c56 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #424c56
  2. #555e67
  3. #687078
  4. #7b8289
  5. #8e949a
  6. #a1a6ab
  7. #b3b7bb
  8. #c6c9cc
  9. #d9dbdd
  10. #ecedee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#424c56 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #424c56
  2. #48515a
  3. #4e565e
  4. #555c63
  5. #5b6167
  6. #61666b
  7. #676b6f
  8. #6d7073
  9. #747678
  10. #7a7b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #474b50 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #484c57 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #464a56 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3d4e4f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #464c56 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #444b56 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3f4d52 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-424c56 {
  color: #424c56;
}
Background
.bg-424c56 {
  background-color: #424c56;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-424c56 {
  border: 2px solid #424c56;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #424c56;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 76 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 13% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-424c56 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #424c56, #424256);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-424c56 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 76 86 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 3.44 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 4.70 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 7.37 #353839 Onyx ΔE 8.25 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 8.52 #343434 Jet ΔE 9.92 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 11.11 #bdb3a9 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Charcoal
#424c56  rgb(66, 76, 86)  hsl(210, 13%, 30%)  Charcoal
#564c42  rgb(86, 76, 66)  hsl(30, 13%, 30%)  Umber
#56424c  rgb(86, 66, 76)  hsl(330, 13%, 30%)  Eggplant
#4c5642  rgb(76, 86, 66)  hsl(90, 13%, 30%)  Rifle Green