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#4B5366

#4b5366 ≈ Charcoal

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4b5366 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 32.55% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.47% cyan, 18.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black. Its hue angle is 222.22°, with 15.25% saturation and 34.71% 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 7.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 8.71.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.0864

Complementary

  1. #4b5366
  2. #665e4b

Split complementary

  1. #4b5366
  2. #66514b
  3. #61664b

Analogous

  1. #4b6166
  2. #4b5366
  3. #514b66

Triadic

  1. #4b5366
  2. #664b53
  3. #53664b

Tetradic

  1. #4b5366
  2. #5e4b66
  3. #665e4b
  4. #53664b

Square

  1. #4b5366
  2. #664b61
  3. #665e4b
  4. #4b6651

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0b0e
  2. #2b2f3a
  3. #4b5366
  4. #6b7792
  5. #979fb3

Shades

#4b5366 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4b5366
  2. #444b5c
  3. #3c4252
  4. #353a47
  5. #2d323d
  6. #262a33
  7. #1e2129
  8. #17191f
  9. #0f1114
  10. #08080a
  11. #000000

Tints

#4b5366 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4b5366
  2. #5d6475
  3. #6f7585
  4. #818794
  5. #9398a3
  6. #a5a9b3
  7. #b7bac2
  8. #c9cbd1
  9. #dbdde0
  10. #edeef0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4b5366 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4b5366
  2. #505869
  3. #565c6b
  4. #5b616e
  5. #606570
  6. #666a73
  7. #6b6e76
  8. #707378
  9. #75777b
  10. #7b7c7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #50535b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d5467 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b5266 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #445759 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c5467 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4b5266 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #47555f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4b5366 {
  color: #4b5366;
}
Background
.bg-4b5366 {
  background-color: #4b5366;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4b5366 {
  border: 2px solid #4b5366;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4b5366;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 83 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 15% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4b5366 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4b5366, #514b66);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4b5366 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 83 102 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 8.71 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 9.64 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 10.15 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 12.45 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 12.51 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 12.51 #353839 Onyx ΔE 12.95 #b4ac99 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#4b5366  rgb(75, 83, 102)  hsl(222, 15%, 35%)  Charcoal
#665e4b  rgb(102, 94, 75)  hsl(42, 15%, 35%)  Umber
#664b53  rgb(102, 75, 83)  hsl(342, 15%, 35%)  Eggplant
#53664b  rgb(83, 102, 75)  hsl(102, 15%, 35%)  Feldgrau