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#3A445A

#3a445a ≈ Charcoal

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#3a445a is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.75% red, 26.67% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.56% cyan, 24.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 64.71% black. Its hue angle is 221.25°, with 21.62% saturation and 29.02% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 7.76.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0577

Complementary

  1. #3a445a
  2. #5a503a

Split complementary

  1. #3a445a
  2. #5a403a
  3. #545a3a

Analogous

  1. #3a545a
  2. #3a445a
  3. #403a5a

Triadic

  1. #3a445a
  2. #5a3a44
  3. #445a3a

Tetradic

  1. #3a445a
  2. #503a5a
  3. #5a503a
  4. #445a3a

Square

  1. #3a445a
  2. #5a3a54
  3. #5a503a
  4. #3a5a40

Monochromatic

  1. #08090c
  2. #1c212b
  3. #3a445a
  4. #586789
  5. #808ead

Shades

#3a445a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3a445a
  2. #343d51
  3. #2e3648
  4. #29303f
  5. #232936
  6. #1d222d
  7. #171b24
  8. #11141b
  9. #0c0e12
  10. #060709
  11. #000000

Tints

#3a445a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3a445a
  2. #4e576b
  3. #61697b
  4. #757c8c
  5. #898f9c
  6. #9da2ad
  7. #b0b4bd
  8. #c4c7ce
  9. #d8dade
  10. #ebecef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3a445a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3a445a
  2. #414a5e
  3. #485062
  4. #4f5665
  5. #565c69
  6. #5d626d
  7. #646871
  8. #6b6e75
  9. #727478
  10. #797a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #40444e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d465b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a4359 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #31484b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3c455b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a435a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #354752 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3a445a {
  color: #3a445a;
}
Background
.bg-3a445a {
  background-color: #3a445a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3a445a {
  border: 2px solid #3a445a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3a445a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 58 68 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 22% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3a445a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3a445a, #403a5a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3a445a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(58 68 90 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 7.76 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 9.98 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 10.82 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 10.89 #353839 Onyx ΔE 11.30 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 11.66 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 12.21 #c5bba5 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#3a445a  rgb(58, 68, 90)  hsl(221, 22%, 29%)  Charcoal
#5a503a  rgb(90, 80, 58)  hsl(41, 22%, 29%)  Umber
#5a3a44  rgb(90, 58, 68)  hsl(341, 22%, 29%)  Eggplant
#445a3a  rgb(68, 90, 58)  hsl(101, 22%, 29%)  Hunter Green