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#445A68

#445a68 ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#445a68 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.67% red, 35.29% green and 40.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.62% cyan, 13.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 59.22% black. Its hue angle is 203.33°, with 20.93% saturation and 33.73% 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 7.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 7.24.

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Relative luminance0.0954

Complementary

  1. #445a68
  2. #685244

Split complementary

  1. #445a68
  2. #684448
  3. #686444

Analogous

  1. #446864
  2. #445a68
  3. #444868

Triadic

  1. #445a68
  2. #68445a
  3. #5a6844

Tetradic

  1. #445a68
  2. #524468
  3. #685244
  4. #5a6844

Square

  1. #445a68
  2. #644468
  3. #685244
  4. #486844

Monochromatic

  1. #080b0c
  2. #26323a
  3. #445a68
  4. #628296
  5. #8fa7b6

Shades

#445a68 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #445a68
  2. #3d515e
  3. #364853
  4. #303f49
  5. #29363e
  6. #222d34
  7. #1b242a
  8. #141b1f
  9. #0e1215
  10. #07090a
  11. #000000

Tints

#445a68 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #445a68
  2. #576b77
  3. #697b86
  4. #7c8c95
  5. #8f9ca4
  6. #a2adb4
  7. #b4bdc3
  8. #c7ced2
  9. #dadee1
  10. #eceff0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#445a68 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #445a68
  2. #4a5e6a
  3. #50626d
  4. #56656f
  5. #5c6972
  6. #626d74
  7. #687176
  8. #6e7579
  9. #74787b
  10. #7a7c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #50585e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #545969 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f5568 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #385e5e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e5a68 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4b5768 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3d5c62 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-445a68 {
  color: #445a68;
}
Background
.bg-445a68 {
  background-color: #445a68;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-445a68 {
  border: 2px solid #445a68;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #445a68;
  --color-primary-rgb: 68 90 104;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 21% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-445a68 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #445a68, #444868);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-445a68 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(68 90 104 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 7.24 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 8.14 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 9.90 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 10.50 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 10.50 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 10.87 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 10.88 #bba597 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#445a68  rgb(68, 90, 104)  hsl(203, 21%, 34%)  Charcoal
#685244  rgb(104, 82, 68)  hsl(23, 21%, 34%)  Umber
#68445a  rgb(104, 68, 90)  hsl(323, 21%, 34%)  Eggplant
#5a6844  rgb(90, 104, 68)  hsl(83, 21%, 34%)  Dark Olive Green