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Charcoal

#36454F

Conversions

HEX#36454F

RGBrgb(54, 69, 79)

HSLhsl(204, 19%, 26%)

HSVhsv(204, 32%, 31%)

CMYKcmyk(32%, 13%, 0%, 69%)

Copy CSS

color: #36454f;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(54, 69, 79);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(204, 19%, 26%);

Contrast

On whitePass · 9.90 : 1

On ink blackFail · 1.93 : 1

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About Charcoal

Charcoal is the hex color #36454F, which translates to rgb(54, 69, 79) in RGB and hsl(204, 19%, 26%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 204 degrees, with a saturation of 19 percent and a lightness of 26 percent. Its OKLCH chroma of 0.026 is low for the neutral family, giving Charcoal a muted, dusty character.

How Charcoal compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F), a CIE76 distance of 9.9 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is mist-700 (#394447), at a distance of 4.7. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Outer Space at 6.0. Sorted by lightness, Charcoal is number 7 of the 37 neutral colors here.

Text on Charcoal

2 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Charcoal, led by White at 9.90:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Charcoal already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Charcoal. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	9.90:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Ink black #0F0F12	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Mid grey #6B7280	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	8.00:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

Building a palette around Charcoal

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Charcoal for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Charcoal

Format	Value
HEX	#36454F
RGB	rgb(54, 69, 79)
HSL	hsl(204, 19%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(204, 32%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(32%, 13%, 0%, 69%)
OKLCH	oklch(38.14% 0.0258 237.54)
CIELAB	lab(28.39 -3.25 -7.96)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.