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#2C445A

#2c445a ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2c445a is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 26.67% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.11% cyan, 24.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 64.71% black. Its hue angle is 208.7°, with 34.33% saturation and 26.27% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 5.4.

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Relative luminance0.0541

Complementary

  1. #2c445a
  2. #5a422c

Split complementary

  1. #2c445a
  2. #5a2c2d
  3. #5a592c

Analogous

  1. #2c5a59
  2. #2c445a
  3. #2c2d5a

Triadic

  1. #2c445a
  2. #5a2c44
  3. #445a2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c445a
  2. #422c5a
  3. #5a422c
  4. #445a2c

Square

  1. #2c445a
  2. #592c5a
  3. #5a422c
  4. #2d5a2c

Monochromatic

  1. #070a0e
  2. #131d27
  3. #2c445a
  4. #456b8d
  5. #6991b6

Shades

#2c445a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c445a
  2. #283d51
  3. #233648
  4. #1f303f
  5. #1a2936
  6. #16222d
  7. #121b24
  8. #0d141b
  9. #090e12
  10. #040709
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c445a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c445a
  2. #41576b
  3. #56697b
  4. #6b7c8c
  5. #808f9c
  6. #96a2ad
  7. #abb4bd
  8. #c0c7ce
  9. #d5dade
  10. #eaecef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c445a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c445a
  2. #344a5e
  3. #3d5062
  4. #455665
  5. #4e5c69
  6. #56626d
  7. #5e6871
  8. #676e75
  9. #6f7478
  10. #787a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a434d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b445b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #35405a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #18494b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #36445b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #32415a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #214752 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c445a {
  color: #2c445a;
}
Background
.bg-2c445a {
  background-color: #2c445a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2c445a {
  border: 2px solid #2c445a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c445a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 68 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 34% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c445a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c445a, #2c2d5a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c445a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 68 90 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 5.40 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 7.53 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.80 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 9.33 #003399 Smalt ΔE 9.62 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.89 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 9.97 #d3bba5 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#2c445a  rgb(44, 68, 90)  hsl(209, 34%, 26%)  Charcoal
#5a422c  rgb(90, 66, 44)  hsl(29, 34%, 26%)  Coffee
#5a2c44  rgb(90, 44, 68)  hsl(329, 34%, 26%)  Eggplant
#445a2c  rgb(68, 90, 44)  hsl(89, 34%, 26%)  Army Green