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Cool Gray Shadow

Blue · Hue 210
Hex
#43474C
RGB
rgb(67, 71, 76)
HSL
hsl(210, 6%, 28%)
CMYK
cmyk(12%, 7%, 0%, 70%)
Metrics
S 6% · L 28%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
9.4:1AA
on black
2.2:1Fail
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About this color

Cool Gray Shadow (#43474C) belongs to the blue family — hue 210°, 6% saturation, 28% 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-shadow: #43474C;
  --colorarchive-cool-gray-shadow-hsl: hsl(210, 6%, 28%);
  --colorarchive-cool-gray-shadow-rgb: rgb(67, 71, 76);
}

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Lighter companion
Cool Gray Dusk
#51575C · hsl(210, 6%, 34%)
Darker companion
Cool Gray Nocturne
#303336 · hsl(210, 6%, 20%)
Complementary counterpoint
Warm Gray Shadow
#4C4743 · hsl(30, 6%, 28%)
Analogous lead
Indigo Shadow Faint
#40434F · hsl(230, 10%, 28%)
Analogous echo
Cerulean Shadow Faint
#404C4F · hsl(190, 10%, 28%)
Triadic +120°
Blush Shadow Faint
#4F4047 · hsl(330, 10%, 28%)
Triadic +240°
Lime Shadow Faint
#474F40 · hsl(90, 10%, 28%)
Split-comp +150°
Crimson Shadow Faint
#4F4040 · hsl(0, 10%, 28%)
Split-comp +210°
Citrine Shadow Faint
#4F4F40 · hsl(60, 10%, 28%)
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Base: Cool Gray Shadow #43474C
Lighter companion: Cool Gray Dusk #51575C
Darker companion: Cool Gray Nocturne #303336
Complementary counterpoint: Warm Gray Shadow #4C4743
Analogous lead: Indigo Shadow Faint #40434F
Analogous echo: Cerulean Shadow Faint #404C4F
Triadic +120°: Blush Shadow Faint #4F4047
Triadic +240°: Lime Shadow Faint #474F40
Split-comp +150°: Crimson Shadow Faint #4F4040
Split-comp +210°: Citrine Shadow Faint #4F4F40

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Sapphire Shadow Faint
#40474F · hsl(210, 10%, 28%)
Nearby match
Cool Gray Dusk
#51575C · hsl(210, 6%, 34%)
Nearby match
Sapphire Shadow Muted
#3B4754 · hsl(210, 18%, 28%)
Nearby match
Cool Gray Nocturne
#303336 · hsl(210, 6%, 20%)
Nearby match
Sapphire Dusk Faint
#4E575F · hsl(210, 10%, 34%)
Nearby match
Steel Shadow Faint
#40494F · hsl(205, 10%, 28%)

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
AAA9:1
Coral Veil Faint
#FAFAF9
AAA9:1
Coral Veil Muted
#FBFAF9
AAA9:1
Coral Veil Dust
#FBFAF9
AAA9:1
Coral Veil Soft
#FCFAF8
AAA9:1
Coral Veil Clear
#FDFAF7
AAA9:1
Coral Veil Vivid
#FEFAF6

Color Vision Simulation

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Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#45444B
Protanopia
#45454B
Tritanopia
#434A4A
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