Charcoal
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#36454F
RGBB	(r, g, b)	(54, 69, 79)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(204°, 31%, 31 [1]%)
Source		ISCC-NBS
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Charcoal is a color that is a representation of the dark gray color of burned wood. ^[2]

The first recorded use of charcoal as a color name in English was in 1606. ^[3]

Source of color: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955)--Color Sample of Charcoal (color sample #187).

[edit] Charcoal in human culture

Fashion

Charcoal is a favorite color for men's flannel pants.

[edit] References

1. ^ web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code #36454F:
2. ^ About Charcoal:
3. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 192; Color Sample: Page 117 Plate 47 Color Sample A2 -- Charcoal

v • d • e Shades of gray
Gray	Arsenic	Bistre	Black	Charcoal	Davy's gray	Feldgrau	Liver	Payne's gray	Seal brown
Silver	Slate gray	Taupe	Purple taupe	Medium taupe	Taupe gray	Pale taupe	Rose Quartz	White	Xanadu
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