What colors make Charcoal Gray?
On this page, you will find the Charcoal Gray Hex, RGB, Hue Saturation Light (HSL), and CMYK color codes. We also include shades and variations of Charcoal Gray, color palettes, and related colors.
Charcoal Gray color code
The Charcoal Gray hex code is #36454F. The Charcoal Gray 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 Charcoal Gray. The RGB estimate is:
- Red: #36 in Hex amounts to 21%
- Green: #45 in Hex amounts to 27%
- Blue: #4F in Hex amounts to 31%
Charcoal Gray 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.
Charcoal Gray is 204deg, 19%, 26% HSL.
- Hue: 204deg
- Saturation: 19%
- Light: 26%
Charcoal Gray 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.
Charcoal Gray is 32% 13% 0% 69% CMYK.
- Cyan: 32%
- Magenta: 13%
- Yellow: 0%
- Key (or Black): 69%
Different shades of Charcoal Gray
According to its HSL value, Charcoal Gray contains about 26% of brightness.
Below are the all the values in HEX, HSL and CMYK color spaces for each shade variations:
- Hex HSL CMYK
- #E0E6EA 204deg, 18%, 90% 4%, 1%, 0%, 99%
- #C2CDD5 204deg, 18%, 80% 8%, 3%, 0%, 99%
- #A4B5C0 204deg, 18%, 70% 14%, 5%, 0%, 99%
- #859CAC 204deg, 18%, 60% 22%, 8%, 0%, 99%
- #678497 204deg, 18%, 50% 31%, 12%, 0%, 99%
- #526979 204deg, 18%, 40% 31%, 12%, 0%, 99%
- #3E4F5A 204deg, 18%, 30% 31%, 12%, 0%, 99%
- #29343C 204deg, 18%, 20% 31%, 12%, 0%, 99%
- #141A1E 204deg, 18%, 10% 31%, 12%, 0%, 99%
Accessibility tips when using the color Charcoal Gray
Ensure your content remains available to the broadest possible audience. Make sure the text color has enough contrast with its background. When using Charcoal Gray on text, we recommend you use white for the background.
The reason Charcoal Gray contrasts better with a white background is because Charcoal Gray has a degree of brightness of 26% which provides better contrast on a bright background.
The Charcoal Gray color palette hex codes.
There are a few color palettes available when working with Charcoal Gray, but below is our favorite:
- Olive Leaf
#4E4B35 - Jungle King
#4F4D32 - Broccoli Green
#4B5338 - Pine Needle
#334D41 - Highlander
#3A533D - Maharaja
#3F354F
By interpolating Hue and Saturation values, we can also generate great color palettes inspired from Charcoal Gray
- Shady Character
#4C4B4C - Cover Of Night
#494E4F - Espresso Macchiato
#4F4744 - Dead Forest
#434B4F - Night Watch
#3C4F4E - Dark & Stormy
#353F51
Below is a series of palettes generated from the color Charcoal Gray:
Palette variances of 3 colors:
- #3A364F
- #36444F
- #364F45
- #3F364F
- #36444F
- #364F40
- #4F3649
- #36444F
- #404F36
Palette variances of 4 colors:
- #4F3644
- #40364F
- #36444F
- #364F40
- #3A364F
- #36444F
- #364F45
- #3A4F36
- #4F363E
- #4C364F
- #39364F
- #36444F
Palette variances of 5 colors:
- #36444F
- #364F4B
- #364F3E
- #3A4F36
- #484F36
- #4F4B36
- #4F3636
- #4F364B
- #3C364F
- #36444F
- #46364F
- #36364F
- #36444F
- #364F49
- #364F39
Palette variances of 6 colors:
- #484F36
- #4F3D36
- #4F3646
- #3F364F
- #36444F
- #364F40
- #36444F
- #364F40
- #444F36
- #4F4136
- #4F3643
- #42364F
- #41364F
- #3B364F
- #36374F
- #363E4F
- #36444F
- #364B4F
You will find specific color values of Charcoal Gray on this page. For example, the Charcoal Gray HEX color code is #36454F. We offer a variety of color palette, variances, and an expert color mixer to develop color schemes. Related colors for Charcoal Gray are:
- Dark & Stormy color code is (53.0, 63.0, 81.0).
- Pine Needle color code is (51.0, 77.0, 65.0).
- Maharaja color code is (63.0, 53.0, 79.0).
- Lava Stone color code is (60.0, 65.0, 81.0).
- Call It A Night color code is (66.0, 54.0, 76.0).
- Night Watch color code is (60.0, 79.0, 78.0).
- Little Mermaid color code is (45.0, 69.0, 74.0).
- Highlander color code is (58.0, 83.0, 61.0).
- Dark Slate Gray color code is (47.0, 79.0, 79.0).
- Shadow Purple color code is (78.0, 51.0, 78.0).
These values can help you match the specific shade and find complementary colors. Looking for a different shade of black? Our color mixer expertly generates nine different shades and eighteen color variances.
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- Green and Blue make Cyan.
- Blue and Red make Magenta .
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Included in our color pages are color palettes, we generate color combinations between three and six colors. We call each different color mixture “palette variances.” Each color palette variance includes eighteen color mixes with HEX code displayed.
A third component we provide on this page is color shades. For example, shades of Charcoal Gray include Dark & Stormy, Pine Needle, Maharaja, Lava Stone, Call It A Night, Night Watch, Little Mermaid, Highlander, Dark Slate Gray, and Shadow Purple. We offer nine tints and shades for each color. A color shade is found by adjusting the color saturation to find a darker hue. A color tint is a lighter color. For example, pink is a tint of red.
