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#454357

#454357 ≈ Charcoal

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#454357 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 26.27% green and 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.69% cyan, 22.99% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.88% black. Its hue angle is 246°, with 12.99% saturation and 30.2% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 11.69.

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Relative luminance0.0597

Complementary

  1. #454357
  2. #555743

Split complementary

  1. #454357
  2. #574f43
  3. #4b5743

Analogous

  1. #434b57
  2. #454357
  3. #4f4357

Triadic

  1. #454357
  2. #574543
  3. #435745

Tetradic

  1. #454357
  2. #574355
  3. #555743
  4. #435745

Square

  1. #454357
  2. #57434b
  3. #555743
  4. #43574f

Monochromatic

  1. #09090c
  2. #23222c
  3. #454357
  4. #676482
  5. #8f8ca7

Shades

#454357 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #454357
  2. #3e3c4e
  3. #373646
  4. #302f3d
  5. #292834
  6. #23222c
  7. #1c1b23
  8. #15141a
  9. #0e0d11
  10. #070709
  11. #000000

Tints

#454357 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #454357
  2. #585668
  3. #6a6979
  4. #7d7b89
  5. #8f8e9a
  6. #a2a1ab
  7. #b5b4bc
  8. #c7c7cd
  9. #dad9dd
  10. #ececee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#454357 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #454357
  2. #4b495b
  3. #514f5f
  4. #575563
  5. #5d5b67
  6. #63626c
  7. #686870
  8. #6e6e74
  9. #747478
  10. #7a7a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #45444d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e4658 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e4556 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #41464a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #414558 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #414457 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #43454f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-454357 {
  color: #454357;
}
Background
.bg-454357 {
  background-color: #454357;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-454357 {
  border: 2px solid #454357;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #454357;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 67 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 246 13% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-454357 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #454357, #4f4357);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-454357 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 67 87 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 11.69 #353839 Onyx ΔE 12.08 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 12.12 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 12.15 #343434 Jet ΔE 12.22 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 12.83 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 13.30 #babca8 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#454357  rgb(69, 67, 87)  hsl(246, 13%, 30%)  Charcoal
#555743  rgb(85, 87, 67)  hsl(66, 13%, 30%)  Rifle Green
#574543  rgb(87, 69, 67)  hsl(6, 13%, 30%)  Liver
#435745  rgb(67, 87, 69)  hsl(126, 13%, 30%)  Feldgrau