#223D4E · near Charcoal

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#223D4E (RGB 34, 61, 78) is a dark, muted blue, closest to Charcoal and near Charcoal Blue and Gunmetal. Blue suggests trust, stability and calm; it is the most used hue in corporate and tech branding, which makes #223D4E a natural choice for links, primary buttons, finance and technology. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 35% lightness and 0.04 chroma at hue 238°.

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HEX#223D4E
RGBrgb(34, 61, 78)
HSLhsl(203, 39%, 22%)
CMYK56, 22, 0, 69
CSS var--charcoal
Contrast11.38:1 white · 1.85:1 black

Similar named colors

Charcoal Blue #2C3E50Charcoal #36454FGunmetal #2A3439Onyx #353839Iron #3B3F42

How to use #223D4E

White text passes WCAG AA on #223D4E (11.38:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #223D4E with its analogous neighbors #224E49 and #22274E; for contrast use its complement #4E3322 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--charcoal: #223D4E;

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#223D4E hex color card: near Charcoal, RGB 34, 61, 78
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Shades & tints

#070C10#0E181F#14252F#1B313E#223D4E#4E6471#7A8B95#A7B1B8#D3D8DC

Color harmonies for #223D4E

Complementary

#223D4E#4E3322

Analogous

#223D4E#224E49#22274E

Triadic

#223D4E#4E223D#3D4E22

Split complementary

#223D4E#4E2227#4E4922

Tetradic

#223D4E#49224E#4E3322#274E22

Palettes with #223D4E