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#474A58

#474a58 ≈ Charcoal

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#474a58 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 29.02% green and 34.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.32% cyan, 15.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.49% black. Its hue angle is 229.41°, with 10.69% saturation and 31.18% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral 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 8.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 7.62.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0694

Complementary

  1. #474a58
  2. #585547

Split complementary

  1. #474a58
  2. #584d47
  3. #535847

Analogous

  1. #475358
  2. #474a58
  3. #4d4758

Triadic

  1. #474a58
  2. #58474a
  3. #4a5847

Tetradic

  1. #474a58
  2. #554758
  3. #585547
  4. #4a5847

Square

  1. #474a58
  2. #584753
  3. #585547
  4. #47584d

Monochromatic

  1. #09090b
  2. #25262e
  3. #474a58
  4. #696e82
  5. #9195a7

Shades

#474a58 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #474a58
  2. #40434f
  3. #393b46
  4. #32343e
  5. #2b2c35
  6. #24252c
  7. #1c1e23
  8. #15161a
  9. #0e0f12
  10. #070709
  11. #000000

Tints

#474a58 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #474a58
  2. #595c69
  3. #6c6e79
  4. #7e808a
  5. #91929b
  6. #a3a5ac
  7. #b5b7bc
  8. #c8c9cd
  9. #dadbde
  10. #ededee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#474a58 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #474a58
  2. #4d4f5c
  3. #525560
  4. #585a64
  5. #5e6068
  6. #64656c
  7. #696a70
  8. #6f7074
  9. #757578
  10. #7a7b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #494a50 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #464b59 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #454a58 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #434c4f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #474b58 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #464a58 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #454c52 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-474a58 {
  color: #474a58;
}
Background
.bg-474a58 {
  background-color: #474a58;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-474a58 {
  border: 2px solid #474a58;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #474a58;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 74 88;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 11% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-474a58 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #474a58, #4d4758);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-474a58 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 74 88 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 7.62 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 8.48 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 8.61 #353839 Onyx ΔE 9.80 #343434 Jet ΔE 10.67 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 10.84 #645452 Wenge ΔE 12.30 #b8b5a7 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Charcoal
#474a58  rgb(71, 74, 88)  hsl(229, 11%, 31%)  Charcoal
#585547  rgb(88, 85, 71)  hsl(49, 11%, 31%)  Davy's Gray
#58474a  rgb(88, 71, 74)  hsl(349, 11%, 31%)  Wenge
#4a5847  rgb(74, 88, 71)  hsl(109, 11%, 31%)  Feldgrau