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Cool Gray Ink

Blue · Hue 210
Hex
#222426
RGB
rgb(34, 36, 38)
HSL
hsl(210, 6%, 14%)
CMYK
cmyk(11%, 5%, 0%, 85%)
Metrics
S 6% · L 14%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
15.6:1AA
on black
1.3:1Fail
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About this color

Cool Gray Ink (#222426) belongs to the blue family — hue 210°, 6% saturation, 14% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.

CSS
:root {
  --colorarchive-cool-gray-ink: #222426;
  --colorarchive-cool-gray-ink-hsl: hsl(210, 6%, 14%);
  --colorarchive-cool-gray-ink-rgb: rgb(34, 36, 38);
}

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Lighter companion
Cool Gray Nocturne
#303336 · hsl(210, 6%, 20%)
Complementary counterpoint
Warm Gray Ink
#262422 · hsl(30, 6%, 14%)
Analogous lead
Indigo Ink Faint
#202127 · hsl(230, 10%, 14%)
Analogous echo
Cerulean Ink Faint
#202627 · hsl(190, 10%, 14%)
Triadic +120°
Blush Ink Faint
#272024 · hsl(330, 10%, 14%)
Triadic +240°
Lime Ink Faint
#242720 · hsl(90, 10%, 14%)
Split-comp +150°
Crimson Ink Faint
#272020 · hsl(0, 10%, 14%)
Split-comp +210°
Citrine Ink Faint
#272720 · hsl(60, 10%, 14%)
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Base: Cool Gray Ink #222426
Lighter companion: Cool Gray Nocturne #303336
Complementary counterpoint: Warm Gray Ink #262422
Analogous lead: Indigo Ink Faint #202127
Analogous echo: Cerulean Ink Faint #202627
Triadic +120°: Blush Ink Faint #272024
Triadic +240°: Lime Ink Faint #242720
Split-comp +150°: Crimson Ink Faint #272020
Split-comp +210°: Citrine Ink Faint #272720

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Sapphire Ink Faint
#202427 · hsl(210, 10%, 14%)
Nearby match
Cool Gray Nocturne
#303336 · hsl(210, 6%, 20%)
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Sapphire Ink Muted
#1D242A · hsl(210, 18%, 14%)
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Sapphire Nocturne Faint
#2E3338 · hsl(210, 10%, 20%)
Nearby match
Steel Ink Faint
#202427 · hsl(205, 10%, 14%)
Nearby match
Sapphire Ink Dust
#1A242D · hsl(210, 26%, 14%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AAA14.9:1
Coral Veil Faint
#FAFAF9
AAA14.9:1
Coral Veil Muted
#FBFAF9
AAA14.9:1
Coral Veil Dust
#FBFAF9
AAA15:1
Coral Veil Soft
#FCFAF8
AAA15:1
Coral Veil Clear
#FDFAF7
AAA15:1
Coral Veil Vivid
#FEFAF6

Color Vision Simulation

How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.

Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#232325
Protanopia
#232326
Tritanopia
#222525
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