What colors make Anthracite?
On this page, you will find the Anthracite Hex, RGB, Hue Saturation Light (HSL), and CMYK color codes. We also include shades and variations of Anthracite, color palettes, and related colors.
Anthracite color code
The Anthracite hex code is #383E42. The Anthracite hex code can be quantified in RGB values which represent the amount of Red, Green and Blue color channels. The RGB value is an estimated amount of red, green, and blue color to create the color Anthracite. The RGB estimate is:
- Red: #38 in Hex amounts to 22%
- Green: #3E in Hex amounts to 24%
- Blue: #42 in Hex amounts to 26%
Anthracite in HSL
HSL is an acronym which stands for Hue, Saturation, and Lightness. HSL was developed for television and standardized for computer displays.
Hue is the perceived color name. Saturation is the "colorfulness" relative to the color's brightness. Brightness is our human eye's quantifed perception of the spectral light distribution. Lightness is the color brightness relative to a perceived similarly illuminated white.
Brightness and "colorfulness" are absolute measures, while Lightness and and Saturation are relative measures.
Anthracite is 204deg, 8%, 24% HSL.
- Hue: 204deg
- Saturation: 8%
- Light: 24%
Anthracite color in CMYK color model
The CMYK color model is commonly used in printing. The CMYK acronym stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Key. Where key is black. Since the black color is the absence of light, the CMYK is a subtractive color model. White light minus red is cyan, minus green is magenta, minus blue is yellow.
Anthracite is 15% 6% 0% 74% CMYK.
- Cyan: 15%
- Magenta: 6%
- Yellow: 0%
- Key (or Black): 74%
Different shades of Anthracite
According to its HSL value, Anthracite contains about 24% of brightness.
Below are the all the values in HEX, HSL and CMYK color spaces for each shade variations:
- Hex HSL CMYK
- #E3E5E7 204deg, 8%, 90% 1%, 0%, 0%, 99%
- #C7CCD0 204deg, 8%, 80% 4%, 1%, 0%, 99%
- #ACB3B8 204deg, 8%, 70% 6%, 2%, 0%, 99%
- #909AA1 204deg, 8%, 60% 10%, 4%, 0%, 99%
- #758189 204deg, 8%, 50% 15%, 6%, 0%, 99%
- #5D676E 204deg, 8%, 40% 15%, 6%, 0%, 99%
- #464D52 204deg, 8%, 30% 15%, 6%, 0%, 99%
- #2E3337 204deg, 8%, 20% 15%, 6%, 0%, 99%
- #17191B 204deg, 8%, 10% 15%, 6%, 0%, 99%
Accessibility tips when using the color Anthracite
Ensure your content remains available to the broadest possible audience. Make sure the text color has enough contrast with its background. When using Anthracite on text, we recommend you use white for the background.
The reason Anthracite contrasts better with a white background is because Anthracite has a degree of brightness of 24% which provides better contrast on a bright background.
The Anthracite color palette hex codes.
There are a few color palettes available when working with Anthracite, but below is our favorite:
- Deep Forest
#37413A - Cowboy
#443736 - Heavy Metal
#46473E - Tuxedo
#3F3C43 - Professor Plum
#393540 - Black Truffle
#463D3E
By interpolating Hue and Saturation values, we can also generate great color palettes inspired from Anthracite
- Black Panther
#424242 - Vulcanized
#424443 - Tamahagane
#3B3F40 - Tuxedo
#3F3C43 - Deep Forest
#37413A - Professor Plum
#393540
Below is a series of palettes generated from the color Anthracite:
Palette variances of 3 colors:
- #423840
- #383D42
- #3B4238
- #383D42
- #3B4238
- #423838
- #383D42
- #38423B
- #3F4238
Palette variances of 4 colors:
- #42383F
- #3B3842
- #383D42
- #38423C
- #423841
- #3A3842
- #383D42
- #38423E
- #3D3842
- #383D42
- #38423A
- #414238
Palette variances of 5 colors:
- #383842
- #383A42
- #383D42
- #384142
- #38423F
- #3C3842
- #383842
- #383D42
- #384241
- #38423C
- #383A42
- #383D42
- #384142
- #384240
- #38423D
Palette variances of 6 colors:
- #383D42
- #38423F
- #384239
- #3C4238
- #424038
- #423A38
- #423B38
- #42383E
- #3B3842
- #383D42
- #38423C
- #3D4238
- #42383D
- #413842
- #3C3842
- #383842
- #383D42
- #384240
You will find specific color values of Anthracite on this page. For example, the Anthracite HEX color code is #383E42. We offer a variety of color palette, variances, and an expert color mixer to develop color schemes. Related colors for Anthracite are:
- Deep Forest color code is (55.0, 65.0, 58.0).
- Professor Plum color code is (57.0, 53.0, 64.0).
- Tuxedo color code is (63.0, 60.0, 67.0).
- Tamahagane color code is (59.0, 63.0, 64.0).
- Black Truffle color code is (70.0, 61.0, 62.0).
- Heavy Metal color code is (70.0, 71.0, 62.0).
- Eclipse color code is (63.0, 57.0, 57.0).
- Vulcan color code is (54.0, 56.0, 60.0).
- Stargazing color code is (65.0, 69.0, 73.0).
- Shuriken color code is (51.0, 51.0, 68.0).
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