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#4E546B

#4e546b ≈ Charcoal

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e546b is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 32.94% green and 41.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.1% cyan, 21.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.04% black. Its hue angle is 227.59°, with 15.68% saturation and 36.27% 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 7.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 10.92.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0902

Complementary

  1. #4e546b
  2. #6b654e

Split complementary

  1. #4e546b
  2. #6b564e
  3. #626b4e

Analogous

  1. #4e626b
  2. #4e546b
  3. #564e6b

Triadic

  1. #4e546b
  2. #6b4e54
  3. #546b4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e546b
  2. #654e6b
  3. #6b654e
  4. #546b4e

Square

  1. #4e546b
  2. #6b4e62
  3. #6b654e
  4. #4e6b56

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0f12
  2. #2e313f
  3. #4e546b
  4. #6f7796
  5. #9ca1b6

Shades

#4e546b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e546b
  2. #464c60
  3. #3e4356
  4. #373b4b
  5. #2f3240
  6. #272a36
  7. #1f222b
  8. #171920
  9. #101115
  10. #08080b
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e546b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e546b
  2. #60657a
  3. #717689
  4. #838797
  5. #9598a6
  6. #a7aab5
  7. #b8bbc4
  8. #caccd3
  9. #dcdde1
  10. #edeef0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e546b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e546b
  2. #53586d
  3. #585d6f
  4. #5d6171
  5. #626673
  6. #676a76
  7. #6c6e78
  8. #71737a
  9. #76777c
  10. #7b7c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #52545e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d566c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b546a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #47585c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e556c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4c546b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4a5762 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e546b {
  color: #4e546b;
}
Background
.bg-4e546b {
  background-color: #4e546b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e546b {
  border: 2px solid #4e546b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e546b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 84 107;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 16% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e546b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e546b, #564e6b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e546b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 84 107 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 10.92 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 11.14 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 12.32 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 12.68 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 13.02 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 13.37 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 13.37 #b1ab94 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#4e546b  rgb(78, 84, 107)  hsl(228, 16%, 36%)  Charcoal
#6b654e  rgb(107, 101, 78)  hsl(48, 16%, 36%)  Raw Umber
#6b4e54  rgb(107, 78, 84)  hsl(348, 16%, 36%)  Liver
#546b4e  rgb(84, 107, 78)  hsl(108, 16%, 36%)  Hunter Green