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#495166

#495166 ≈ Charcoal

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#495166 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 31.76% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.43% cyan, 20.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black. Its hue angle is 223.45°, with 16.57% saturation and 34.31% lightness in HSL. It is a cool 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 7.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 9.06.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.0826

Complementary

  1. #495166
  2. #665e49

Split complementary

  1. #495166
  2. #664f49
  3. #5f6649

Analogous

  1. #495f66
  2. #495166
  3. #4f4966

Triadic

  1. #495166
  2. #664951
  3. #516649

Tetradic

  1. #495166
  2. #5e4966
  3. #665e49
  4. #516649

Square

  1. #495166
  2. #66495f
  3. #665e49
  4. #49664f

Monochromatic

  1. #090a0d
  2. #292e39
  3. #495166
  4. #697493
  5. #959db3

Shades

#495166 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #495166
  2. #42495c
  3. #3a4152
  4. #333947
  5. #2c313d
  6. #252933
  7. #1d2029
  8. #16181f
  9. #0f1014
  10. #07080a
  11. #000000

Tints

#495166 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #495166
  2. #5b6275
  3. #6d7485
  4. #808594
  5. #9297a3
  6. #a4a8b3
  7. #b6b9c2
  8. #c8cbd1
  9. #dbdce0
  10. #edeef0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#495166 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #495166
  2. #4f5669
  3. #545a6b
  4. #5a5f6e
  5. #5f6470
  6. #656973
  7. #6a6d76
  8. #707278
  9. #75777b
  10. #7b7b7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e515a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b5367 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #485065 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #415558 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a5267 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #485066 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #45535e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-495166 {
  color: #495166;
}
Background
.bg-495166 {
  background-color: #495166;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-495166 {
  border: 2px solid #495166;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #495166;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 81 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 17% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-495166 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #495166, #4f4966);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-495166 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 81 102 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 9.06 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 10.50 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 10.83 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 12.65 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 12.76 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 12.92 #353839 Onyx ΔE 13.16 #b6ae99 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#495166  rgb(73, 81, 102)  hsl(223, 17%, 34%)  Charcoal
#665e49  rgb(102, 94, 73)  hsl(43, 17%, 34%)  Umber
#664951  rgb(102, 73, 81)  hsl(343, 17%, 34%)  Eggplant
#516649  rgb(81, 102, 73)  hsl(103, 17%, 34%)  Hunter Green