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#4E596A

#4e596a ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e596a is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 34.9% green and 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.42% cyan, 16.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.43% black. Its hue angle is 216.43°, with 15.22% saturation and 36.08% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 8.68.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0981

Complementary

  1. #4e596a
  2. #6a5f4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e596a
  2. #6a514e
  3. #676a4e

Analogous

  1. #4e676a
  2. #4e596a
  3. #514e6a

Triadic

  1. #4e596a
  2. #6a4e59
  3. #596a4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e596a
  2. #5f4e6a
  3. #6a5f4e
  4. #596a4e

Square

  1. #4e596a
  2. #6a4e67
  3. #6a5f4e
  4. #4e6a51

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0f12
  2. #2e343e
  3. #4e596a
  4. #6f7e95
  5. #9ba6b6

Shades

#4e596a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e596a
  2. #46505f
  3. #3e4755
  4. #373e4a
  5. #2f3540
  6. #272d35
  7. #1f242a
  8. #171b20
  9. #101215
  10. #08090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e596a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e596a
  2. #606a79
  3. #717a88
  4. #838b97
  5. #959ba6
  6. #a7acb5
  7. #b8bdc3
  8. #cacdd2
  9. #dcdee1
  10. #edeef0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e596a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e596a
  2. #535d6c
  3. #58616e
  4. #5d6571
  5. #626973
  6. #676d75
  7. #6c7077
  8. #717479
  9. #76787c
  10. #7b7c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #545960 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #535a6b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #50576a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #475d5f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #51596a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f586a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4a5b63 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e596a {
  color: #4e596a;
}
Background
.bg-4e596a {
  background-color: #4e596a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e596a {
  border: 2px solid #4e596a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e596a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 89 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 216 15% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e596a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e596a, #514e6a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e596a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 89 106 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 8.68 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 8.98 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 9.63 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 10.67 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 10.84 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 10.84 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 12.25 #b1a695 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#4e596a  rgb(78, 89, 106)  hsl(216, 15%, 36%)  Charcoal
#6a5f4e  rgb(106, 95, 78)  hsl(36, 15%, 36%)  Umber
#6a4e59  rgb(106, 78, 89)  hsl(336, 15%, 36%)  Eggplant
#596a4e  rgb(89, 106, 78)  hsl(96, 15%, 36%)  Feldgrau