Charcoal Color

HEX, RGB, HSL & CMYK Codes

#343837
Format Value
HEX #343837
RGB rgb(52, 56, 55)
HSL hsl(165, 3.7%, 21.2%)
CMYK cmyk(7.1%, 0%, 1.8%, 78%)
HSV hsv(165, 7.1%, 22%)

charcoal color harmonies

Tints & shades of charcoal

Tints (lighter)

#464a49 #595c5b #6b6e6e #7e8080 #909292 #a3a5a4 #b5b7b6 #c8c9c8 #dadbdb #ededed

Shades (darker)

#2f3332 #2b2e2d #262928 #212423 #1c1f1e #181919 #131414 #0e0f0f #090a0a #050505

Contrast & accessibility

The quick brown fox

On white · 11.89:1 · AAA

The quick brown fox

On black · 1.77:1 · Fail

Recommended text color: #ffffff

Use charcoal in code

CSS color: #343837;
SCSS $color: #343837;
Tailwind bg-[#343837]
Swift UIColor(red: 0.204, green: 0.220, blue: 0.216, alpha: 1)
Android Color.parseColor("#343837")
Flutter Color(0xFF343837)

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What is the HEX code for charcoal?

The CSS color charcoal in HEX format is #343837. Use this value directly in CSS, SVG, and most design tools.

How do I use charcoal in CSS?

To apply charcoal in CSS:

  • Text color: color: #343837;
  • Background: background-color: #343837;
  • Border: border-color: #343837;

What are all the color format values for charcoal?

FormatValue
HEX#343837
RGBrgb(52, 56, 55)
HSLhsl(165, 3.7%, 21.2%)
CMYKcmyk(7.1%, 0%, 1.8%, 78%)

How do I convert charcoal to HEX?

Select charcoal from the color name list in our color converter. The HEX value — #343837 — appears instantly alongside HEX, RGB, HSL and CMYK.

What color family does charcoal belong to?

charcoal belongs to the neutral (gray) color family. It is a dark, muted color with HSL values: hue 165°, saturation 3.7%, lightness 21.2%.

How do I create lighter and darker shades of charcoal?

Lighter variant (lightness 36.2%): #59605e. Darker variant (lightness 6.199999999999999%): #0f1010. These values are computed by adjusting HSL lightness ±15% while keeping the same hue and saturation.

What is HEX used for?

HEX color codes are used in CSS, HTML and design tools. They encode red, green and blue as two hexadecimal digits each (00–FF), forming a compact 6-character code like #ff0000.