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#4E596C

#4e596c ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e596c 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 42.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.78% cyan, 17.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.65% black. Its hue angle is 218°, with 16.13% saturation and 36.47% 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 7.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 9.27.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0985

Complementary

  1. #4e596c
  2. #6c614e

Split complementary

  1. #4e596c
  2. #6c524e
  3. #686c4e

Analogous

  1. #4e686c
  2. #4e596c
  3. #524e6c

Triadic

  1. #4e596c
  2. #6c4e59
  3. #596c4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e596c
  2. #614e6c
  3. #6c614e
  4. #596c4e

Square

  1. #4e596c
  2. #6c4e68
  3. #6c614e
  4. #4e6c52

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1013
  2. #2e3440
  3. #4e596c
  4. #6f7e97
  5. #9ca6b7

Shades

#4e596c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e596c
  2. #465061
  3. #3e4756
  4. #373e4c
  5. #2f3541
  6. #272d36
  7. #1f242b
  8. #171b20
  9. #101216
  10. #08090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e596c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e596c
  2. #606a7b
  3. #717a89
  4. #838b98
  5. #959ba7
  6. #a7acb6
  7. #b8bdc4
  8. #cacdd3
  9. #dcdee2
  10. #edeef0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e596c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e596c
  2. #535d6e
  3. #586170
  4. #5d6572
  5. #626974
  6. #676d76
  7. #6c7078
  8. #71747a
  9. #76787c
  10. #7b7c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #545961 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #535a6d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #50576c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #465d5f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #515a6d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f586c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #495b65 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e596c {
  color: #4e596c;
}
Background
.bg-4e596c {
  background-color: #4e596c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e596c {
  border: 2px solid #4e596c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e596c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 89 108;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 16% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e596c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e596c, #524e6c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e596c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 89 108 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 9.27 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 9.71 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 10.40 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 10.45 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 11.40 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 11.40 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 11.99 #b1a693 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#4e596c  rgb(78, 89, 108)  hsl(218, 16%, 36%)  Charcoal
#6c614e  rgb(108, 97, 78)  hsl(38, 16%, 36%)  Raw Umber
#6c4e59  rgb(108, 78, 89)  hsl(338, 16%, 36%)  Eggplant
#596c4e  rgb(89, 108, 78)  hsl(98, 16%, 36%)  Dark Olive Green