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#4D546A

#4d546a ≈ Charcoal

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4d546a is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.2% red, 32.94% green and 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.36% cyan, 20.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.43% black. Its hue angle is 225.52°, with 15.85% saturation and 35.88% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 10.27.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0896

Complementary

  1. #4d546a
  2. #6a634d

Split complementary

  1. #4d546a
  2. #6a544d
  3. #626a4d

Analogous

  1. #4d626a
  2. #4d546a
  3. #544d6a

Triadic

  1. #4d546a
  2. #6a4d54
  3. #546a4d

Tetradic

  1. #4d546a
  2. #634d6a
  3. #6a634d
  4. #546a4d

Square

  1. #4d546a
  2. #6a4d62
  3. #6a634d
  4. #4d6a54

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0e11
  2. #2d313e
  3. #4d546a
  4. #6e7796
  5. #9aa1b6

Shades

#4d546a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4d546a
  2. #454c5f
  3. #3e4355
  4. #363b4a
  5. #2e3240
  6. #272a35
  7. #1f222a
  8. #171920
  9. #0f1115
  10. #08080b
  11. #000000

Tints

#4d546a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4d546a
  2. #5f6579
  3. #717688
  4. #828797
  5. #9498a6
  6. #a6aab5
  7. #b8bbc3
  8. #caccd2
  9. #dbdde1
  10. #edeef0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4d546a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4d546a
  2. #52586c
  3. #575d6e
  4. #5c6171
  5. #616673
  6. #676a75
  7. #6c6e77
  8. #717379
  9. #76777c
  10. #7b7c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #52545e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d566b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b5369 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #46585b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d556b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4c546a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #495762 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4d546a {
  color: #4d546a;
}
Background
.bg-4d546a {
  background-color: #4d546a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4d546a {
  border: 2px solid #4d546a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4d546a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 77 84 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 16% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4d546a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4d546a, #544d6a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4d546a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(77 84 106 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 10.27 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 10.75 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 11.72 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 12.38 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 13.01 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 13.10 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 13.10 #b2ab95 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#4d546a  rgb(77, 84, 106)  hsl(226, 16%, 36%)  Charcoal
#6a634d  rgb(106, 99, 77)  hsl(46, 16%, 36%)  Raw Umber
#6a4d54  rgb(106, 77, 84)  hsl(346, 16%, 36%)  Eggplant
#546a4d  rgb(84, 106, 77)  hsl(106, 16%, 36%)  Hunter Green