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#4E596D

#4e596d ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e596d 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 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.44% cyan, 18.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 218.71°, with 16.58% saturation and 36.67% 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 7.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 9.58.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0987

Complementary

  1. #4e596d
  2. #6d624e

Split complementary

  1. #4e596d
  2. #6d534e
  3. #696d4e

Analogous

  1. #4e696d
  2. #4e596d
  3. #534e6d

Triadic

  1. #4e596d
  2. #6d4e59
  3. #596d4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e596d
  2. #624e6d
  3. #6d624e
  4. #596d4e

Square

  1. #4e596d
  2. #6d4e69
  3. #6d624e
  4. #4e6d53

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1014
  2. #2e3540
  3. #4e596d
  4. #6f7e98
  5. #9ca6b8

Shades

#4e596d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e596d
  2. #465062
  3. #3e4757
  4. #373e4c
  5. #2f3541
  6. #272d37
  7. #1f242c
  8. #171b21
  9. #101216
  10. #08090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e596d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e596d
  2. #606a7c
  3. #717a8a
  4. #838b99
  5. #959ba7
  6. #a7acb6
  7. #b8bdc5
  8. #cacdd3
  9. #dcdee2
  10. #edeef0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e596d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e596d
  2. #535d6f
  3. #586171
  4. #5d6573
  5. #626975
  6. #676d77
  7. #6c7078
  8. #71747a
  9. #76787c
  10. #7b7c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.06:1 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 #525a6e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f576d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #465d60 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #515a6e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f586d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #495b65 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e596d {
  color: #4e596d;
}
Background
.bg-4e596d {
  background-color: #4e596d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e596d {
  border: 2px solid #4e596d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e596d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 89 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 17% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e596d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e596d, #534e6d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e596d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 89 109 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 9.58 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 10.06 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 10.30 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 10.85 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 11.69 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 11.69 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 11.88 #b1a692 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#4e596d  rgb(78, 89, 109)  hsl(219, 17%, 37%)  Charcoal
#6d624e  rgb(109, 98, 78)  hsl(39, 17%, 37%)  Raw Umber
#6d4e59  rgb(109, 78, 89)  hsl(339, 17%, 37%)  Eggplant
#596d4e  rgb(89, 109, 78)  hsl(99, 17%, 37%)  Dark Olive Green