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Charcoal Color

#36454f

Charcoal Color

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A dark blue-gray named after charred wood, commonly used as a softer alternative to pure black in UI design.

Nearest Tailwind class mist-700 #394447 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#36454f

RGB

rgb(54, 69, 79)

HSL

hsl(204, 18.8%, 26.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204, 31.6%, 31%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.6%, 12.7%, 0%, 69%)

LAB

lab(28.39, -3.25, -7.96)

LCH

lch(28.39, 8.6, 247.79)

OKLCH

oklch(38.1%, 0.0258, 237.67)

HWB

hwb(204, 21.2%, 69%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4f4036

Analogous

#364f4d

#36454f

#36394f

Triadic

#36454f

#4f3645

#454f36

Split-complementary

#36454f

#4f3639

#4f4d36

Tetradic

#36454f

#40364f

#4f4036

#454f36

Square

#36454f

#4d364f

#4f4036

#394f36

Shades

Charcoal Color mixed toward black.

#2d3a42

#242e35

#1b2328

#12171a

#090c0d

Tints

Charcoal Color mixed toward white.

#506674

#6a8699

#8fa4b2

#b4c3cc

#dae1e5

Tones

Charcoal Color mixed toward gray.

#38454d

#3a444b

#3c4449

#3e4347

#404345

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.12:1

White text reads better on this background (9.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3d3d4d · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#3c3b4c · ΔE 10.7

Tritanopia

#374b4a · ΔE 7.7

Achromatopsia

#434343 · ΔE 7.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #36454f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#36454f]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Frequently asked questions

Charcoal (#36454f) is rgb(54, 69, 79) in RGB.

No, #36454f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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