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#3E445A

#3e445a ≈ Charcoal

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#3e445a is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 26.67% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.11% cyan, 24.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 64.71% black. Its hue angle is 227.14°, with 18.42% saturation and 29.8% 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 9.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 9.08.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.059

Complementary

  1. #3e445a
  2. #5a543e

Split complementary

  1. #3e445a
  2. #5a463e
  3. #525a3e

Analogous

  1. #3e525a
  2. #3e445a
  3. #463e5a

Triadic

  1. #3e445a
  2. #5a3e44
  3. #445a3e

Tetradic

  1. #3e445a
  2. #543e5a
  3. #5a543e
  4. #445a3e

Square

  1. #3e445a
  2. #5a3e52
  3. #5a543e
  4. #3e5a46

Monochromatic

  1. #08090c
  2. #1f222d
  3. #3e445a
  4. #5d6687
  5. #868eab

Shades

#3e445a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e445a
  2. #383d51
  3. #323648
  4. #2b303f
  5. #252936
  6. #1f222d
  7. #191b24
  8. #13141b
  9. #0c0e12
  10. #060709
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e445a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e445a
  2. #51576b
  3. #65697b
  4. #787c8c
  5. #8b8f9c
  6. #9fa2ad
  7. #b2b4bd
  8. #c5c7ce
  9. #d8dade
  10. #ececef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e445a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e445a
  2. #454a5e
  3. #4b5062
  4. #525665
  5. #585c69
  6. #5f626d
  7. #666871
  8. #6c6e75
  9. #737478
  10. #797a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #42444e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d465b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b4459 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #37484b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e455b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c445a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3a4752 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e445a {
  color: #3e445a;
}
Background
.bg-3e445a {
  background-color: #3e445a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3e445a {
  border: 2px solid #3e445a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e445a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 68 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 18% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e445a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e445a, #463e5a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e445a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 68 90 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 9.08 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 11.41 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 11.58 #353839 Onyx ΔE 11.67 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 11.72 #343434 Jet ΔE 12.34 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 12.40 #c1bba5 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#3e445a  rgb(62, 68, 90)  hsl(227, 18%, 30%)  Charcoal
#5a543e  rgb(90, 84, 62)  hsl(47, 18%, 30%)  Rifle Green
#5a3e44  rgb(90, 62, 68)  hsl(347, 18%, 30%)  Eggplant
#445a3e  rgb(68, 90, 62)  hsl(107, 18%, 30%)  Hunter Green