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#4E596E

#4e596e ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e596e 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 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.09% cyan, 19.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.86% black. Its hue angle is 219.38°, with 17.02% saturation and 36.86% 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 7.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 9.9.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0989

Complementary

  1. #4e596e
  2. #6e634e

Split complementary

  1. #4e596e
  2. #6e534e
  3. #696e4e

Analogous

  1. #4e696e
  2. #4e596e
  3. #534e6e

Triadic

  1. #4e596e
  2. #6e4e59
  3. #596e4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e596e
  2. #634e6e
  3. #6e634e
  4. #596e4e

Square

  1. #4e596e
  2. #6e4e69
  3. #6e634e
  4. #4e6e53

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1114
  2. #2e3541
  3. #4e596e
  4. #6f7e99
  5. #9ca6b9

Shades

#4e596e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e596e
  2. #465063
  3. #3e4758
  4. #373e4d
  5. #2f3542
  6. #272d37
  7. #1f242c
  8. #171b21
  9. #101216
  10. #08090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e596e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e596e
  2. #606a7d
  3. #717a8b
  4. #838b9a
  5. #959ba8
  6. #a7acb7
  7. #b8bdc5
  8. #cacdd4
  9. #dcdee2
  10. #edeef1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e596e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e596e
  2. #535d70
  3. #586172
  4. #5d6573
  5. #626975
  6. #676d77
  7. #6c7079
  8. #71747b
  9. #76787c
  10. #7b7c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #555962 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #525a6f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f576e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #455d60 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #515a6f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f586e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #495c66 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e596e {
  color: #4e596e;
}
Background
.bg-4e596e {
  background-color: #4e596e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e596e {
  border: 2px solid #4e596e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e596e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 89 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 17% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e596e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e596e, #534e6e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e596e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 89 110 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 9.90 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 10.22 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 10.42 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 11.25 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 11.78 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 11.98 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 11.98 #b1a691 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#4e596e  rgb(78, 89, 110)  hsl(219, 17%, 37%)  Charcoal
#6e634e  rgb(110, 99, 78)  hsl(39, 17%, 37%)  Raw Umber
#6e4e59  rgb(110, 78, 89)  hsl(339, 17%, 37%)  Eggplant
#596e4e  rgb(89, 110, 78)  hsl(99, 17%, 37%)  Fern Green