All About Color Charcoal

#36454F

Charcoal is a dark gray color, resembling the color of charcoal. It's a sophisticated and modern color, ideal for creating a sleek and contemporary ambiance.

About Charcoal

Charcoal is a dark blue color with the hex code #36454F. In RGB it is red 54, green 69, blue 79; in HSL it is hue 204°, saturation 19%, lightness 26%; in CMYK it is 32%, 13%, 0%, 69%. Its contrast ratio is 9.90:1 on white and 2.12:1 on black.

#36454F Color Conversion

Hex triplet36, 45, 4F
CMYK31.65%, 12.66%, 0.00%, 69.02%
RGB Decimal54, 69, 79
HSL204°, 19%, 26%
RGB Octal66, 105, 117
HSV (HSB)204.00°, 31.65%, 30.98%
RGB Binary110110, 1000101, 1001111
CIE-L*AB28.39, -3.25, -7.96
RGB Percent21.18%, 27.06%, 30.98%
CIE-L*CH28.39, 8.60, 247.81
XYZ5.06, 5.61, 8.21
CIE-L*UV28.39, -7.35, -9.20
xyY0.27, 0.30, 5.61
Hunter-Lab23.67, -3.28, -3.99
RYB21.18%, 24.85%, 30.98%

Color Accessibility Scores

#36454F on a dark background: contrast 2.12:1, fails WCAG AA.
#36454F on a light background: contrast 9.90:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of Charcoal, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around Charcoal. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#36454F · #5B7486 · #111518 · #4F4036 · #866C5B

Analogous palette

#364F40 · #364F4C · #36454F · #36384F · #40364F

Triadic palette

#36454F · #4F3645 · #454F36 · #5B7486 · #865B74

Tetradic palette

#36454F · #4C364F · #4F4036 · #384F36 · #111518

Monochromatic palette

#0A0D0F · #171D21 · #36454F · #556D7C · #7993A4

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