Charcoal

Charcoal is black with judgment: softer than #000, stronger than gray, often with a blue whisper. The default ink of considered interfaces and the ground of refined dark themes.

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Values in every format

HEX: #36454f
RGB: rgb(54, 69, 79)
HSL: hsl(204, 19%, 26%)
OKLCH: oklch(0.381 0.026 237.5)
CMYK: cmyk(31.6%, 12.7%, 0%, 69%)

Hue family: Blue · closest CSS name: darkslategray. Convert this color

Perceptual shade scale

Eleven even steps from 50 to 950, computed in OKLCH — the starred stop is #36454F itself.

50#f3f8fc
100#e6eff5
200#d5e1e8
300#c0ced8
400#a5b5c0
500#8b9ca8
600#738490
700#5b6b76
800#47555e
900 ★#36454f
950#1e272e

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Harmonies with charcoal

Complementary

Maximum contrast — use one side for action, the other sparingly.

#36454f #4f4036

Analogous

Neighbors on the wheel — calm, cohesive, hard to get wrong.

#364f4d #36454f #36394f

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues — vibrant, needs one clear leader.

#36454f #4f3645 #454f36

Measured contrast

on white9.9:1 · AA normal ✓

on black2.12:1 · fails AA

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