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#445A6E

#445a6e ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#445a6e is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.67% red, 35.29% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.18% cyan, 18.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.86% black. Its hue angle is 208.57°, with 23.6% saturation and 34.9% 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 7.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 8.22.

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Relative luminance0.0967

Complementary

  1. #445a6e
  2. #6e5844

Split complementary

  1. #445a6e
  2. #6e4445
  3. #6e6d44

Analogous

  1. #446e6d
  2. #445a6e
  3. #44456e

Triadic

  1. #445a6e
  2. #6e445a
  3. #5a6e44

Tetradic

  1. #445a6e
  2. #58446e
  3. #6e5844
  4. #5a6e44

Square

  1. #445a6e
  2. #6d446e
  3. #6e5844
  4. #456e44

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0d0f
  2. #27333f
  3. #445a6e
  4. #61819d
  5. #90a7bb

Shades

#445a6e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #445a6e
  2. #3d5163
  3. #364858
  4. #303f4d
  5. #293642
  6. #222d37
  7. #1b242c
  8. #141b21
  9. #0e1216
  10. #07090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#445a6e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #445a6e
  2. #576b7d
  3. #697b8b
  4. #7c8c9a
  5. #8f9ca8
  6. #a2adb7
  7. #b4bdc5
  8. #c7ced4
  9. #dadee2
  10. #eceff1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#445a6e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #445a6e
  2. #4a5e70
  3. #506272
  4. #566573
  5. #5c6975
  6. #626d77
  7. #687179
  8. #6e757b
  9. #74787c
  10. #7a7c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #505961 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #525a6f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d566e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #365f61 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d5a6f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #49576e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3c5d66 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-445a6e {
  color: #445a6e;
}
Background
.bg-445a6e {
  background-color: #445a6e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-445a6e {
  border: 2px solid #445a6e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #445a6e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 68 90 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 24% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-445a6e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #445a6e, #44456e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-445a6e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(68 90 110 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 8.22 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.69 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.09 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 9.55 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.99 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 10.05 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 10.11 #bba591 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#445a6e  rgb(68, 90, 110)  hsl(209, 24%, 35%)  Charcoal
#6e5844  rgb(110, 88, 68)  hsl(29, 24%, 35%)  Umber
#6e445a  rgb(110, 68, 90)  hsl(329, 24%, 35%)  Eggplant
#5a6e44  rgb(90, 110, 68)  hsl(89, 24%, 35%)  Dark Olive Green