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#46505D

#46505d ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#46505d is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 31.37% green and 36.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.73% cyan, 13.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.53% black. Its hue angle is 213.91°, with 14.11% saturation and 31.96% 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 8.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 5.27.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.0783

Complementary

  1. #46505d
  2. #5d5346

Split complementary

  1. #46505d
  2. #5d4746
  3. #5b5d46

Analogous

  1. #465b5d
  2. #46505d
  3. #47465d

Triadic

  1. #46505d
  2. #5d4650
  3. #505d46

Tetradic

  1. #46505d
  2. #53465d
  3. #5d5346
  4. #505d46

Square

  1. #46505d
  2. #5d465b
  3. #5d5346
  4. #465d47

Monochromatic

  1. #090a0c
  2. #252a31
  3. #46505d
  4. #677689
  5. #909cac

Shades

#46505d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #46505d
  2. #3f4854
  3. #38404a
  4. #313841
  5. #2a3038
  6. #23282f
  7. #1c2025
  8. #15181c
  9. #0e1013
  10. #070809
  11. #000000

Tints

#46505d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #46505d
  2. #59626d
  3. #6b737d
  4. #7e858e
  5. #90969e
  6. #a3a8ae
  7. #b5b9be
  8. #c8cbce
  9. #dadcdf
  10. #edeeef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#46505d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #46505d
  2. #4c5561
  3. #525a64
  4. #575e68
  5. #5d636b
  6. #63686f
  7. #696d72
  8. #6f7276
  9. #747679
  10. #7a7b7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c4f55 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c505e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #494e5d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #405354 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #49505d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #484f5d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #425258 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-46505d {
  color: #46505d;
}
Background
.bg-46505d {
  background-color: #46505d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-46505d {
  border: 2px solid #46505d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #46505d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 80 93;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 14% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-46505d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #46505d, #47465d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-46505d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 80 93 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 5.27 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 6.61 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 7.75 #353839 Onyx ΔE 10.17 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 10.48 #343434 Jet ΔE 11.67 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 11.97 #b9afa2 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Charcoal
#46505d  rgb(70, 80, 93)  hsl(214, 14%, 32%)  Charcoal
#5d5346  rgb(93, 83, 70)  hsl(34, 14%, 32%)  Umber
#5d4650  rgb(93, 70, 80)  hsl(334, 14%, 32%)  Eggplant
#505d46  rgb(80, 93, 70)  hsl(94, 14%, 32%)  Feldgrau