Information about Vintage Charcoal color

#333436 - Vintage Charcoal color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #333436, known as "Vintage Charcoal", is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Desaturated and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(51, 52, 54) — 20% red, 20.4% green, 21.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 1 / 0 / 79. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #333436 carries a shadowy depth. Expect to see shades like this in night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Bright Charcoal (#333435). Nearby in the Register you will also find Tao Grey (#323436) and Grey Friars (#313436).

In RGB terms — rgb(51, 52, 54) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #333436 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 12.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.7:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:79), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Vintage Charcoal" in the Register.

Vintage Charcoal color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Vintage Charcoal color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

Vintage Charcoal color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

Vintage Charcoal color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

Vintage Charcoal color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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Vintage Charcoal color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to Vintage Charcoal

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Bright Charcoal color link
Bright Charcoal

#333435

Tao Grey color link
Tao Grey

#323436

Grey Friars color link
Grey Friars

#313436

Jet color link
Jet

#343434

Gumboot color link
Gumboot

#313337

Goth Girl Hair Black color link
Goth Girl Hair Black

#323136

Dark Charcoal color link
Dark Charcoal

#333333

Dna color link
Dna

#333633

Half Bokara Grey color link
Half Bokara Grey

#353333

Woody Bay color link
Woody Bay

#33343A

Dark Grey color link
Dark Grey

#363737

Double Tuna color link
Double Tuna

#2F3237

Vintage Charcoal color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#333436
  • RGB51, 52, 54
  • CMYK1, 1, 0, 79
  • CSSrgb(51, 52, 54)
  • HSL220°, 3%, 21%
  • HSL Precise220°, 2.857%, 20.588%
  • HSV220°, 6%, 21%
  • HSB220°, 6%, 21%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.200
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.204
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.212
  • GLSLvec3(0.200, 0.204, 0.212)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.200, 0.204, 0.212, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.200, 0.204, 0.212)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB20%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB20.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB21.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID333436
  • DECIMAL ID3355702
  • Name Length16
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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