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#4E5567

#4e5567 ≈ Charcoal

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e5567 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 33.33% green and 40.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.27% cyan, 17.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 59.61% black. Its hue angle is 223.2°, with 13.81% saturation and 35.49% 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 7.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 9.13.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.091

Complementary

  1. #4e5567
  2. #67604e

Split complementary

  1. #4e5567
  2. #67544e
  3. #61674e

Analogous

  1. #4e6167
  2. #4e5567
  3. #544e67

Triadic

  1. #4e5567
  2. #674e55
  3. #55674e

Tetradic

  1. #4e5567
  2. #604e67
  3. #67604e
  4. #55674e

Square

  1. #4e5567
  2. #674e61
  3. #67604e
  4. #4e6754

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0d10
  2. #2d313b
  3. #4e5567
  4. #6f7992
  5. #9ba2b3

Shades

#4e5567 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e5567
  2. #464d5d
  3. #3e4452
  4. #373c48
  5. #2f333e
  6. #272b34
  7. #1f2229
  8. #171a1f
  9. #101115
  10. #08090a
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e5567 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e5567
  2. #606676
  3. #717785
  4. #838895
  5. #9599a4
  6. #a7aab3
  7. #b8bbc2
  8. #caccd1
  9. #dcdde1
  10. #edeef0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e5567 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e5567
  2. #53596a
  3. #585e6c
  4. #5d626f
  5. #626671
  6. #676b74
  7. #6c6f76
  8. #717379
  9. #76777b
  10. #7b7c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #52555d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #505668 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e5467 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #48585b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f5668 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e5467 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4a5760 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e5567 {
  color: #4e5567;
}
Background
.bg-4e5567 {
  background-color: #4e5567;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e5567 {
  border: 2px solid #4e5567;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e5567;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 85 103;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 14% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e5567 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e5567, #544e67);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e5567 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 85 103 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 9.13 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 9.17 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 10.18 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 11.71 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 11.71 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 12.42 #353839 Onyx ΔE 13.21 #b1aa98 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#4e5567  rgb(78, 85, 103)  hsl(223, 14%, 35%)  Charcoal
#67604e  rgb(103, 96, 78)  hsl(43, 14%, 35%)  Dim Gray
#674e55  rgb(103, 78, 85)  hsl(343, 14%, 35%)  Liver
#55674e  rgb(85, 103, 78)  hsl(103, 14%, 35%)  Feldgrau