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#4E596B

#4e596b ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e596b 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 41.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.1% cyan, 16.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.04% black. Its hue angle is 217.24°, with 15.68% saturation and 36.27% 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 7.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 8.97.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0983

Complementary

  1. #4e596b
  2. #6b604e

Split complementary

  1. #4e596b
  2. #6b514e
  3. #676b4e

Analogous

  1. #4e676b
  2. #4e596b
  3. #514e6b

Triadic

  1. #4e596b
  2. #6b4e59
  3. #596b4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e596b
  2. #604e6b
  3. #6b604e
  4. #596b4e

Square

  1. #4e596b
  2. #6b4e67
  3. #6b604e
  4. #4e6b51

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0f12
  2. #2e343f
  3. #4e596b
  4. #6f7e96
  5. #9ca6b6

Shades

#4e596b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e596b
  2. #465060
  3. #3e4756
  4. #373e4b
  5. #2f3540
  6. #272d36
  7. #1f242b
  8. #171b20
  9. #101215
  10. #08090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e596b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e596b
  2. #606a7a
  3. #717a89
  4. #838b97
  5. #959ba6
  6. #a7acb5
  7. #b8bdc4
  8. #cacdd3
  9. #dcdee1
  10. #edeef0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e596b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e596b
  2. #535d6d
  3. #58616f
  4. #5d6571
  5. #626973
  6. #676d76
  7. #6c7078
  8. #71747a
  9. #76787c
  10. #7b7c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #545960 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #535a6c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #50576b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #465d5f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #515a6c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f586b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #495b64 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e596b {
  color: #4e596b;
}
Background
.bg-4e596b {
  background-color: #4e596b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e596b {
  border: 2px solid #4e596b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e596b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 89 107;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 16% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e596b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e596b, #514e6b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e596b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 89 107 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 8.97 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 9.34 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 10.04 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 10.52 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 11.12 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 11.12 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 12.11 #b1a694 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#4e596b  rgb(78, 89, 107)  hsl(217, 16%, 36%)  Charcoal
#6b604e  rgb(107, 96, 78)  hsl(37, 16%, 36%)  Umber
#6b4e59  rgb(107, 78, 89)  hsl(337, 16%, 36%)  Eggplant
#596b4e  rgb(89, 107, 78)  hsl(97, 16%, 36%)  Dark Olive Green