CSS utility

Charcoal CSS Utilities

Charcoal CSS utilities provide reusable variables and utility classes for #36454F. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the snippet includes background, text, border, surface, RGB token, best text color, and contrast notes for implementation-ready design systems.

Color page #36454F WCAG

Preview Charcoal #36454F

Utility Classes

Background.bg-charcoal

Text.text-charcoal

Border.border-charcoal

Surface.surface-charcoal

CSS Snippet

:root {
  --color-charcoal: #36454F;
  --color-charcoal-rgb: 54 69 79;
  --color-charcoal-contrast: #FFFFFF;
}

.bg-charcoal { background-color: var(--color-charcoal); }
.text-charcoal { color: var(--color-charcoal); }
.border-charcoal { border-color: var(--color-charcoal); }
.surface-charcoal {
  background-color: var(--color-charcoal);
  color: var(--color-charcoal-contrast);
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-charcoal), #111827 18%);
}
.shadow-charcoal { box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgb(var(--color-charcoal-rgb) / 28%); }

Usage Examples

Surface cardUse for panels, labels, badges, and interface accents.

Border accentUse as a soft divider or outline color.

Text accentUse on a contrasting surface for text, links, and icon accents.

Implementation Notes

Best text color#FFFFFF

Black contrast2.12:1

White contrast9.9:1

RGB token54 69 79

Luminance0.0561

Black text2.12:1AA Fail

White text9.9:1AA Pass

cssVariablesReusable CSS custom properties

utilityClassesBackground, text, border, surface, and shadow classes

bestTextColorAccessible default foreground token

contrastBlack and white contrast ratios

wcagAA and AAA text color options

relatedEndpointsLinked machine-readable resources

Structured sections

CSS variables

{
  "color": "--color-charcoal: #36454F;",
  "rgb": "--color-charcoal-rgb: 54 69 79;",
  "contrast": "--color-charcoal-contrast: #FFFFFF;"
}

Utility classes

{
  "background": ".bg-charcoal",
  "text": ".text-charcoal",
  "border": ".border-charcoal",
  "surface": ".surface-charcoal",
  "shadow": ".shadow-charcoal"
}

Accessibility

{
  "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
  "contrast": {
    "black": 2.12,
    "white": 9.9
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "AAA": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  }
}

Implementation

{
  "useCases": [
    "CSS variables",
    "utility classes",
    "design system tokens",
    "UI surface styling",
    "accessible text pairing"
  ],
  "cssSnippet": ":root {\n  --color-charcoal: #36454F;\n  --color-charcoal-rgb: 54 69 79;\n  --color-charcoal-contrast: #FFFFFF;\n}\n\n.bg-charcoal { background-color: var(--color-charcoal); }\n.text-charcoal { color: var(--color-charcoal); }\n.border-charcoal { border-color: var(--color-charcoal); }\n.surface-charcoal {\n  background-color: var(--color-charcoal);\n  color: var(--color-charcoal-contrast);\n  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-charcoal), #111827 18%);\n}\n.shadow-charcoal { box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgb(var(--color-charcoal-rgb) / 28%); }"
}

Related endpoints

[
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/css/colors/charcoal.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/charcoal.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "charcoal",
  "name": "Charcoal",
  "hex": "#36454F",
  "rgb": [
    54,
    69,
    79
  ],
  "hsl": [
    204,
    19,
    26
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    32,
    13,
    0,
    69
  ],
  "luminance": 0.0561,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 2.12,
    "white": 9.9
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "AAA": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  "family": "gray",
  "temperature": "cool",
  "tone": [
    "dark",
    "neutral"
  ],
  "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
  "cssVariables": {
    "color": "--color-charcoal: #36454F;",
    "rgb": "--color-charcoal-rgb: 54 69 79;",
    "contrast": "--color-charcoal-contrast: #FFFFFF;"
  },
  "utilityClasses": {
    "background": ".bg-charcoal",
    "text": ".text-charcoal",
    "border": ".border-charcoal",
    "surface": ".surface-charcoal",
    "shadow": ".shadow-charcoal"
  },
  "cssSnippet": ":root {\n  --color-charcoal: #36454F;\n  --color-charcoal-rgb: 54 69 79;\n  --color-charcoal-contrast: #FFFFFF;\n}\n\n.bg-charcoal { background-color: var(--color-charcoal); }\n.text-charcoal { color: var(--color-charcoal); }\n.border-charcoal { border-color: var(--color-charcoal); }\n.surface-charcoal {\n  background-color: var(--color-charcoal);\n  color: var(--color-charcoal-contrast);\n  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-charcoal), #111827 18%);\n}\n.shadow-charcoal { box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgb(var(--color-charcoal-rgb) / 28%); }",
  "useCases": [
    "CSS variables",
    "utility classes",
    "design system tokens",
    "UI surface styling",
    "accessible text pairing"
  ],
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/css/colors/charcoal.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/charcoal.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/css/colors/charcoal/",
  "colorUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/charcoal/",
  "hexUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/hex/36454f/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/css/colors/charcoal.json"
}

Charcoal CSS Utilities

Utility Classes

CSS Snippet

Usage Examples

Implementation Notes

Machine-Readable Charcoal CSS Utilities (JSON)

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