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#3C445A

#3c445a ≈ Charcoal

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#3c445a is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 26.67% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.33% cyan, 24.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 64.71% black. Its hue angle is 224°, with 20% saturation and 29.41% 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 9.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 8.39.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0583

Complementary

  1. #3c445a
  2. #5a523c

Split complementary

  1. #3c445a
  2. #5a433c
  3. #535a3c

Analogous

  1. #3c535a
  2. #3c445a
  3. #433c5a

Triadic

  1. #3c445a
  2. #5a3c44
  3. #445a3c

Tetradic

  1. #3c445a
  2. #523c5a
  3. #5a523c
  4. #445a3c

Square

  1. #3c445a
  2. #5a3c53
  3. #5a523c
  4. #3c5a43

Monochromatic

  1. #08090c
  2. #1d212c
  3. #3c445a
  4. #5b6788
  5. #838eac

Shades

#3c445a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3c445a
  2. #363d51
  3. #303648
  4. #2a303f
  5. #242936
  6. #1e222d
  7. #181b24
  8. #12141b
  9. #0c0e12
  10. #060709
  11. #000000

Tints

#3c445a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3c445a
  2. #50576b
  3. #63697b
  4. #777c8c
  5. #8a8f9c
  6. #9ea2ad
  7. #b1b4bd
  8. #c5c7ce
  9. #d8dade
  10. #ececef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3c445a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3c445a
  2. #434a5e
  3. #4a5062
  4. #505665
  5. #575c69
  6. #5e626d
  7. #656871
  8. #6c6e75
  9. #727478
  10. #797a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #41444e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d465b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b4359 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #34484b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d455b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b435a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #374752 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3c445a {
  color: #3c445a;
}
Background
.bg-3c445a {
  background-color: #3c445a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3c445a {
  border: 2px solid #3c445a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3c445a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 68 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 20% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3c445a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3c445a, #433c5a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3c445a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 68 90 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 8.39 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 10.66 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 11.21 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 11.25 #353839 Onyx ΔE 11.46 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 12.06 #343434 Jet ΔE 12.26 #c3bba5 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#3c445a  rgb(60, 68, 90)  hsl(224, 20%, 29%)  Charcoal
#5a523c  rgb(90, 82, 60)  hsl(44, 20%, 29%)  Rifle Green
#5a3c44  rgb(90, 60, 68)  hsl(344, 20%, 29%)  Eggplant
#445a3c  rgb(68, 90, 60)  hsl(104, 20%, 29%)  Hunter Green