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#43556A

#43556a ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#43556a is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.27% red, 33.33% green and 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.79% cyan, 19.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.43% black. Its hue angle is 212.31°, with 22.54% saturation and 33.92% 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 7.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 7.53.

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Relative luminance0.0873

Complementary

  1. #43556a
  2. #6a5843

Split complementary

  1. #43556a
  2. #6a4543
  3. #686a43

Analogous

  1. #43686a
  2. #43556a
  3. #45436a

Triadic

  1. #43556a
  2. #6a4355
  3. #556a43

Tetradic

  1. #43556a
  2. #58436a
  3. #6a5843
  4. #556a43

Square

  1. #43556a
  2. #6a4368
  3. #6a5843
  4. #436a45

Monochromatic

  1. #080a0c
  2. #252f3b
  3. #43556a
  4. #617b99
  5. #8ea1b8

Shades

#43556a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #43556a
  2. #3c4d5f
  3. #364455
  4. #2f3c4a
  5. #283340
  6. #222b35
  7. #1b222a
  8. #141a20
  9. #0d1115
  10. #07090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#43556a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #43556a
  2. #566679
  3. #697788
  4. #7b8897
  5. #8e99a6
  6. #a1aab5
  7. #b4bbc3
  8. #c7ccd2
  9. #d9dde1
  10. #eceef0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#43556a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #43556a
  2. #49596c
  3. #4f5e6e
  4. #556271
  5. #5b6673
  6. #626b75
  7. #686f77
  8. #6e7379
  9. #74777c
  10. #7a7c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d545d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d566b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #49526a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #375a5c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #49556b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #46536a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3c5862 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-43556a {
  color: #43556a;
}
Background
.bg-43556a {
  background-color: #43556a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-43556a {
  border: 2px solid #43556a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #43556a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 67 85 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 212 23% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-43556a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #43556a, #45436a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-43556a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(67 85 106 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 7.53 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 9.52 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 9.88 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.89 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 10.06 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 10.79 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 10.90 #bcaa95 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#43556a  rgb(67, 85, 106)  hsl(212, 23%, 34%)  Charcoal
#6a5843  rgb(106, 88, 67)  hsl(32, 23%, 34%)  Umber
#6a4355  rgb(106, 67, 85)  hsl(332, 23%, 34%)  Eggplant
#556a43  rgb(85, 106, 67)  hsl(92, 23%, 34%)  Dark Olive Green