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#4A5366

#4a5366 ≈ Charcoal

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4a5366 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.02% red, 32.55% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.45% cyan, 18.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black. Its hue angle is 220.71°, with 15.91% saturation and 34.51% 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 7.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 8.38.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.086

Complementary

  1. #4a5366
  2. #665d4a

Split complementary

  1. #4a5366
  2. #664f4a
  3. #61664a

Analogous

  1. #4a6166
  2. #4a5366
  3. #4f4a66

Triadic

  1. #4a5366
  2. #664a53
  3. #53664a

Tetradic

  1. #4a5366
  2. #5d4a66
  3. #665d4a
  4. #53664a

Square

  1. #4a5366
  2. #664a61
  3. #665d4a
  4. #4a664f

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0b0d
  2. #2a2f3a
  3. #4a5366
  4. #6a7792
  5. #969fb3

Shades

#4a5366 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4a5366
  2. #434b5c
  3. #3b4252
  4. #343a47
  5. #2c323d
  6. #252a33
  7. #1e2129
  8. #16191f
  9. #0f1114
  10. #07080a
  11. #000000

Tints

#4a5366 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4a5366
  2. #5c6475
  3. #6e7585
  4. #808794
  5. #9298a3
  6. #a5a9b3
  7. #b7bac2
  8. #c9cbd1
  9. #dbdde0
  10. #edeef0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4a5366 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4a5366
  2. #4f5869
  3. #555c6b
  4. #5a616e
  5. #606570
  6. #656a73
  7. #6a6e76
  8. #707378
  9. #75777b
  10. #7b7c7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f535b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d5467 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a5266 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #435759 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c5467 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a5266 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #46555f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4a5366 {
  color: #4a5366;
}
Background
.bg-4a5366 {
  background-color: #4a5366;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4a5366 {
  border: 2px solid #4a5366;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4a5366;
  --color-primary-rgb: 74 83 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 16% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4a5366 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4a5366, #4f4a66);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4a5366 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(74 83 102 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 8.38 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 9.66 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 9.95 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 12.16 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 12.57 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 12.57 #353839 Onyx ΔE 12.86 #b5ac99 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#4a5366  rgb(74, 83, 102)  hsl(221, 16%, 35%)  Charcoal
#665d4a  rgb(102, 93, 74)  hsl(41, 16%, 35%)  Umber
#664a53  rgb(102, 74, 83)  hsl(341, 16%, 35%)  Eggplant
#53664a  rgb(83, 102, 74)  hsl(101, 16%, 35%)  Hunter Green