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#47525C

#47525c ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#47525c is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 32.16% green and 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.83% cyan, 10.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.92% black. Its hue angle is 208.57°, with 12.88% 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 7.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 4.95.

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Relative luminance0.0815

Complementary

  1. #47525c
  2. #5c5147

Split complementary

  1. #47525c
  2. #5c4748
  3. #5c5b47

Analogous

  1. #475c5b
  2. #47525c
  3. #47485c

Triadic

  1. #47525c
  2. #5c4752
  3. #525c47

Tetradic

  1. #47525c
  2. #51475c
  3. #5c5147
  4. #525c47

Square

  1. #47525c
  2. #5b475c
  3. #5c5147
  4. #485c47

Monochromatic

  1. #090a0c
  2. #262c31
  3. #47525c
  4. #687887
  5. #929faa

Shades

#47525c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #47525c
  2. #404a53
  3. #39424a
  4. #323940
  5. #2b3137
  6. #24292e
  7. #1c2125
  8. #15191c
  9. #0e1012
  10. #070809
  11. #000000

Tints

#47525c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #47525c
  2. #59636c
  3. #6c757d
  4. #7e868d
  5. #91979d
  6. #a3a9ae
  7. #b5babe
  8. #c8cbce
  9. #dadcde
  10. #edeeef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#47525c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #47525c
  2. #4d5760
  3. #525b63
  4. #586067
  5. #5e646a
  6. #64696e
  7. #696e72
  8. #6f7275
  9. #757779
  10. #7a7b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d5155 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e525d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c505c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #415455 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b525c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a515c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #445358 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-47525c {
  color: #47525c;
}
Background
.bg-47525c {
  background-color: #47525c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-47525c {
  border: 2px solid #47525c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #47525c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 82 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 13% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-47525c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #47525c, #47485c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-47525c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 82 92 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 4.95 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 5.26 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 6.80 #353839 Onyx ΔE 9.91 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 10.33 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 11.04 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 11.04 #b8ada3 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#47525c  rgb(71, 82, 92)  hsl(209, 13%, 32%)  Charcoal
#5c5147  rgb(92, 81, 71)  hsl(29, 13%, 32%)  Umber
#5c4752  rgb(92, 71, 82)  hsl(329, 13%, 32%)  Eggplant
#525c47  rgb(82, 92, 71)  hsl(89, 13%, 32%)  Feldgrau