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#394251

#394251 ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#394251 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 25.88% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.63% cyan, 18.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 68.24% black. Its hue angle is 217.5°, with 17.39% saturation and 27.06% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 4.89.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0536

Complementary

  1. #394251
  2. #514839

Split complementary

  1. #394251
  2. #513c39
  3. #4e5139

Analogous

  1. #394e51
  2. #394251
  3. #3c3951

Triadic

  1. #394251
  2. #513942
  3. #425139

Tetradic

  1. #394251
  2. #483951
  3. #514839
  4. #425139

Square

  1. #394251
  2. #51394e
  3. #514839
  4. #39513c

Monochromatic

  1. #080a0c
  2. #191d24
  3. #394251
  4. #59677e
  5. #7e8da5

Shades

#394251 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #394251
  2. #333b49
  3. #2e3541
  4. #282e39
  5. #222831
  6. #1d2129
  7. #171a20
  8. #111418
  9. #0b0d10
  10. #060708
  11. #000000

Tints

#394251 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #394251
  2. #4d5562
  3. #616874
  4. #747b85
  5. #888e97
  6. #9ca1a8
  7. #b0b3b9
  8. #c4c6cb
  9. #d7d9dc
  10. #ebecee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#394251 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #394251
  2. #404856
  3. #474e5a
  4. #4e555f
  5. #555b64
  6. #5d6169
  7. #64676d
  8. #6b6d72
  9. #727477
  10. #797a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e4248 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d4352 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b4051 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #324547 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b4251 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a4151 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #35444b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-394251 {
  color: #394251;
}
Background
.bg-394251 {
  background-color: #394251;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-394251 {
  border: 2px solid #394251;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #394251;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 66 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 17% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-394251 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #394251, #3c3951);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-394251 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 66 81 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 4.89 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 7.76 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 7.99 #353839 Onyx ΔE 8.24 #343434 Jet ΔE 9.41 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 10.38 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 10.66 #c6bdae Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#394251  rgb(57, 66, 81)  hsl(218, 17%, 27%)  Charcoal
#514839  rgb(81, 72, 57)  hsl(38, 17%, 27%)  Taupe
#513942  rgb(81, 57, 66)  hsl(338, 17%, 27%)  Eggplant
#425139  rgb(66, 81, 57)  hsl(98, 17%, 27%)  Rifle Green