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#48515E

#48515e ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#48515e is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 31.76% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.4% cyan, 13.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.14% black. Its hue angle is 215.45°, with 13.25% saturation and 32.55% 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 8.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 5.86.

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Relative luminance0.0807

Complementary

  1. #48515e
  2. #5e5548

Split complementary

  1. #48515e
  2. #5e4a48
  3. #5c5e48

Analogous

  1. #485c5e
  2. #48515e
  3. #4a485e

Triadic

  1. #48515e
  2. #5e4851
  3. #515e48

Tetradic

  1. #48515e
  2. #55485e
  3. #5e5548
  4. #515e48

Square

  1. #48515e
  2. #5e485c
  3. #5e5548
  4. #485e4a

Monochromatic

  1. #090a0c
  2. #272c33
  3. #48515e
  4. #697689
  5. #939dac

Shades

#48515e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48515e
  2. #414955
  3. #3a414b
  4. #323942
  5. #2b3138
  6. #24292f
  7. #1d2026
  8. #16181c
  9. #0e1013
  10. #070809
  11. #000000

Tints

#48515e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48515e
  2. #5a626e
  3. #6d747e
  4. #7f858e
  5. #91979e
  6. #a4a8af
  7. #b6b9bf
  8. #c8cbcf
  9. #dadcdf
  10. #edeeef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48515e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48515e
  2. #4e5661
  3. #535a65
  4. #595f68
  5. #5e646c
  6. #64696f
  7. #6a6d72
  8. #6f7276
  9. #757779
  10. #7a7b7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d5156 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d515f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a4f5e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #425455 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b515e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #49505e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #455359 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48515e {
  color: #48515e;
}
Background
.bg-48515e {
  background-color: #48515e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-48515e {
  border: 2px solid #48515e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48515e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 81 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 215 13% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48515e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48515e, #4a485e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48515e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 81 94 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 5.86 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 6.92 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 7.52 #353839 Onyx ΔE 10.46 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 10.95 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 11.57 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 11.57 #b7aea1 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#48515e  rgb(72, 81, 94)  hsl(215, 13%, 33%)  Charcoal
#5e5548  rgb(94, 85, 72)  hsl(35, 13%, 33%)  Umber
#5e4851  rgb(94, 72, 81)  hsl(335, 13%, 33%)  Eggplant
#515e48  rgb(81, 94, 72)  hsl(95, 13%, 33%)  Feldgrau