Charcoal Color

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Color Name

Charcoal

Hex Color Code

#36454F

RGB Color Code

RGB(54, 69, 79)

CMYK Values*

31.6%, 12.7%, 0.0%, 69.0%

Color Family (Hue)

Black Gray

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#36454F Charcoal Color - Color codes and meaning | Matching colors and paints

Charcoal is a dark gray color that represents the color of burned wood.

What color is Charcoal?

Charcoal color belongs to the Black Gray color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Charcoal is #36454F, and the RGB color code is RGB(54, 69, 79).

In the RGB color model, Charcoal has a red value of 54, a green value of 69, and a blue value of 79. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 31.6% cyan, 12.7% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 69.0% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 204° (degrees), 18.8 % saturation, and 26.1 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Charcoal has a hue of 204° (degrees), 31.6 % saturation and 31.0 % brightness/value.

Charcoal is cool or warm?

The color Charcoal is a cool color.

What is the LRV of Charcoal? (For interior and product design)

Charcoal has an LRV of nearly 5.6. By LRV value, it is a dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

Charcoal

LRV 5.6

Light Color

Compare LRV 5.6 of Charcoal with dark and light color

Is Charcoal Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color Charcoal meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

Charcoal color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #36454F

Hex triplet: #36454F
Red: 36
Green: 45
Blue: 4F

RGBA / RGB rgb(54, 69, 79)

Red: 54 (21.2%)
Green: 69 (27.1%)
Blue: 79 (31.0%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 31.65%
Magenta: 12.66%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 69.02%

HSL hsl(204deg, 18.8 %, 26.1 %)

Hue: 204°
Saturation: 18.80 %
Lightness: 26.08 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 204°
Saturation: 31.65 %
Brightness / Value: 30.98 %

RYB ryb(132, 150, 174)

Red: 132 (51.8%)
Yellow: 150 (58.7%)
Blue: 174 (68.2%)

HWB

Hue: 204°
Whiteness: 21.18 %
Blackness: 69.02 %

CMY

Cyan: 78.82%
Magenta: 72.94%
Yellow: 69.02%

XYZ

X: 5.06
Y: 5.61
Z: 8.21

YXY

Y1: 5.61
X: 0.27
Y2: 0.3

CIE-Lab

L: 28.39
A: -3.25
B: -7.96

CIE-Lch

L: 28.39
C: 8.6
H: 247.81

CIE-Luv

L: 28.39
U: -7.35
V: -9.21

Hunter-Lab

L: 23.67
A: -3.28
B: -3.99

Other

LRV: ~ 5.6 %
Munsell Color System: 5B 2.7/1.7

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What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Named colors similar to Charcoal

These are the named colors closest to Charcoal , closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#36454F Color Charcoal

100.00% match | ΔE 0.00

#2A3439 Color Gunmetal

94.00% match | ΔE 6.00

#2D383A Color Outer Space

93.91% match | ΔE 6.09

#264B56 Color Teal Green

93.41% match | ΔE 6.59

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system

Pantone TCX

Charcoal color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Charcoal to Pantone TCX

#313F4A Color PANTONE 19-4112 TCX - Stratified Sea

97.89% match | ΔE 2.11

#34414E Color PANTONE 19-4110 TCX - Midnight Navy

97.40% match | ΔE 2.60

#323C46 Color PANTONE 19-4108 TCX - Sea Storm

96.52% match | ΔE 3.48

#3E4F5C Color PANTONE 19-4229 TCX - Orion Blue

96.41% match | ΔE 3.59

Pantone PMS

Charcoal color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Charcoal to Pantone PMS

#333F48 Color PANTONE 432 C

97.87% match | ΔE 2.13

#304B59 Color PANTONE 4161 C

96.17% match | ΔE 3.83

#2B3D43 Color PANTONE 8503 C

95.76% match | ΔE 4.24

#41474B Color PANTONE 10393 C

95.70% match | ΔE 4.30

RAL Design

Charcoal color similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Charcoal to RAL Design

#344953 Color RAL 240 30 10 - Dirty Blue

97.50% match | ΔE 2.50

#3A4856 Color RAL 260 30 10 - Bronze Blue

97.25% match | ΔE 2.75

#3E474B Color RAL 240 30 05 - Diamond Grey

96.48% match | ΔE 3.52

#374B52 Color RAL 230 30 10 - Galenite Blue

96.40% match | ΔE 3.60

British Standard 4800

Charcoal color similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of Charcoal to British Standard 4800

#3D4D5A Color BS 20-C-40 - Midnight

96.93% match | ΔE 3.07

#2B4149 Color BS 18-C-39 - Deep River

96.24% match | ΔE 3.76

#363E42 Color BS 00-A-13 - Storm Grey (Greyfriar)

95.90% match | ΔE 4.10

#323638 Color BS 18-B-27 - Grey

92.99% match | ΔE 7.01

RAL Classic

Charcoal color similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of Charcoal to RAL Classic

#2B3A44 Color RAL 5008 - Gray Blue

96.41% match | ΔE 3.59

#374345 Color RAL 7026 - Granite Gray

95.49% match | ΔE 4.51

#383E42 Color RAL 7016 - Anthracite Gray

95.46% match | ΔE 4.54

#45494E Color RAL 7024 - Graphite Gray

94.85% match | ΔE 5.15

Paint similar to Charcoal

These are the real paint colors closest to Charcoal from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Charcoal once it is on a wall.

Sherwin Williams

Charcoal color similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Charcoal to Sherwin Williams

#35454E Color Gale Force (SW 7605)

99.13% match | ΔE 0.87

#3E4B54 Color Sea Serpent (SW 7615)

97.76% match | ΔE 2.24

#3D484C Color Mount Etna (SW 7625)

96.59% match | ΔE 3.41

#2F3D4C Color Naval (SW 6244)

95.94% match | ΔE 4.06

Valspar

Charcoal color similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Charcoal to Valspar

#39444D Color Dutch Licorice (4008-4C)

98.46% match | ΔE 1.54

#3D4B54 Color Night View (4007-4C)

97.88% match | ΔE 2.12

#343E49 Color Gotham Gray (4009-3)

96.73% match | ΔE 3.27

#424D58 Color Rogue Blue (5009-2)

96.41% match | ΔE 3.59

PPG Paints

Charcoal color similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Charcoal to PPG Paints

#3B484F Color Midnight Hour (PPG1038-7)

98.11% match | ΔE 1.89

#334B58 Color Sailor's Coat (PPG1153-7)

96.80% match | ΔE 3.20

#3F4C5A Color Cavalry (PPG1041-7)

96.25% match | ΔE 3.75

#434B4F Color Black Forest (PPG1012-7)

95.72% match | ΔE 4.28

Benjamin Moore

Charcoal color similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Charcoal to Benjamin Moore

#404B54 Color Blue Note (2129-30)

97.29% match | ΔE 2.71

#304656 Color Gentleman's Gray (2062-20)

97.08% match | ΔE 2.92

#414F57 Color Brush Blue (CW-675)

96.45% match | ΔE 3.55

#434B56 Color Hale Navy (HC-154)

95.74% match | ΔE 4.26

Farrow & Ball

Charcoal color similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Charcoal to Farrow & Ball

#3F4D57 Color Hague Blue (30)

97.23% match | ΔE 2.77

#45494C Color Railings (31)

94.51% match | ΔE 5.49

#454749 Color Off-Black (57)

93.62% match | ΔE 6.38

#505456 Color Hopper Head (305)

92.14% match | ΔE 7.86

Behr

Charcoal color similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Charcoal to Behr

#3E474C Color Winter Way (PPU25-23)

96.89% match | ΔE 3.11

#3E4855 Color Starless Night (PPU14-20)

96.33% match | ΔE 3.67

#344D58 Color Nocturne Blue (HDC-CL-28)

96.00% match | ΔE 4.00

#3A4859 Color Very Navy (M500-7)

95.71% match | ΔE 4.29

Dunn-Edwards

Charcoal color similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Charcoal to Dunn-Edwards

#444D56 Color Deepest Sea (DE 5825)

96.10% match | ΔE 3.90

#3F4855 Color Parisian Night (DEA 184)

95.90% match | ΔE 4.10

#3E505F Color Midnight Haze (DE 5818)

95.69% match | ΔE 4.31

#43535E Color Nightfall (DE 5804)

95.28% match | ΔE 4.72

Color Combinations

View more Charcoal - #36454F color palettes and coordinating colors

000000

0D1012

212B31

36454F

4B5F6D

5F7A8C

7A93A4

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

364F40

364F4D

36454F

36394F

40364F

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

36454F

4F3645

454F36

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

36454F

4D364F

4F4036

394F36

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

36454F

4A5760

5E6A72

727C83

868F95

9AA2A7

AEB4B8

C2C7CA

D6D9DB

EAECED

FFFFFF

Charcoal - #36454F Tints

36454F

303E47

2B373F

253037

20292F

1B2227

151B1F

101417

0A0D0F

050607

000000

Charcoal - #36454F Shades

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Complementary / Opposite Color

#36454F

Charcoal

#4F4036

Dark Lava*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of Charcoal - #36454F?

Color that best contrast with Charcoal - #36454F is #4F4036, color name is Dark Lava*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.