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#464655

#464655 ≈ Charcoal

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#464655 is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 27.45% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.65% cyan, 17.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 66.67% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 9.68% saturation and 30.39% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 9.28.

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Relative luminance0.0634

Complementary

  1. #464655
  2. #555546

Split complementary

  1. #464655
  2. #554d46
  3. #4d5546

Analogous

  1. #464d55
  2. #464655
  3. #4d4655

Triadic

  1. #464655
  2. #554646
  3. #465546

Tetradic

  1. #464655
  2. #554655
  3. #555546
  4. #465546

Square

  1. #464655
  2. #55464d
  3. #555546
  4. #46554d

Monochromatic

  1. #09090b
  2. #23232b
  3. #464655
  4. #69697f
  5. #9090a4

Shades

#464655 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #464655
  2. #3f3f4d
  3. #383844
  4. #31313c
  5. #2a2a33
  6. #23232b
  7. #1c1c22
  8. #15151a
  9. #0e0e11
  10. #070709
  11. #000000

Tints

#464655 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #464655
  2. #595966
  3. #6b6b77
  4. #7e7e88
  5. #909099
  6. #a3a3aa
  7. #b5b5bb
  8. #c8c8cc
  9. #dadadd
  10. #ededee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#464655 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #464655
  2. #4c4c59
  3. #52525e
  4. #575762
  5. #5d5d66
  6. #63636b
  7. #69696f
  8. #6f6f73
  9. #747477
  10. #7a7a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #47474d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #424856 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #424755 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #43484b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #444755 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #444655 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #44474f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-464655 {
  color: #464655;
}
Background
.bg-464655 {
  background-color: #464655;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-464655 {
  border: 2px solid #464655;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #464655;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 70 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 10% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-464655 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #464655, #4d4655);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-464655 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 70 85 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 9.28 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 9.67 #353839 Onyx ΔE 10.07 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 10.13 #343434 Jet ΔE 10.53 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 11.40 #645452 Wenge ΔE 12.16 #b9b9aa Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#464655  rgb(70, 70, 85)  hsl(240, 10%, 30%)  Charcoal
#555546  rgb(85, 85, 70)  hsl(60, 10%, 30%)  Rifle Green
#554646  rgb(85, 70, 70)  hsl(0, 10%, 30%)  Wenge
#465546  rgb(70, 85, 70)  hsl(120, 10%, 30%)  Feldgrau