Charcoal

#444642

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for charcoal, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Charcoal carries almost no chroma, so it works as a neutral. Neutrals like this hold a palette together quietly. It works under any accent color, holding a scheme together without competing.

Charcoal color values

Every conversion for #444642, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#444642

RGB68, 70, 66

HSL90, 3%, 27%

HSV90, 6%, 27%

CMYK3%, 0%, 6%, 73%

Lab29.42, -1.71, 2.12

XYZ5.56, 6.0, 6.02

Decimal4474434

Web safe#333333

Pantone446 C

Shades of charcoal

#3f413d #393b38 #343633 #2f302e #2a2b28 #242523 #1f201e #1a1b19 #151514

Tints of charcoal

#565853 #686b65 #797d76 #8b8f88 #9da09a #afb1ac #c1c2bf #d2d4d1 #e4e5e3 #f6f6f6

Colors that go with charcoal

Complementary#444246 Analogous#464642 Analogous#424642 Triadic#424446 Triadic#464244 Split complementary#424246 Split complementary#464246

Charcoal in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 3, 0, 6, 73.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #444642 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

3 0 6 73

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

7 4 10 79

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Charcoal in css

Copy #444642 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #444642; }
.text { color: #444642; }
.border { border: 2px solid #444642; }

How charcoal looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Charcoal and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #444642 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #444642 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Charcoal on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #444642 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around charcoal? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn charcoal into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #444642 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from charcoal, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #444642 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.