Colour

#35383E

#35383E
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#35383E is a grey with RGB values 53, 56, 62 and HSL 220°, 8%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#35383E

RGBrgb(53, 56, 62)

RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.2196, 0.2431

RGB percentages20.8%, 22%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(220, 7.8%, 22.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220, 14.5%, 24.3%)

CMYK14.5%, 9.7%, 0%, 75.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,487,806

CSS custom property--colour: #35383E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03933WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness55.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.75:1

Contrast with white11.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#383838

Inverted#CAC7C1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#36383Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#35373Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#33393Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.3 Dim grey · ΔE 21.4 Black · ΔE 23.8 Slate grey · ΔE 30.2 Gray · ΔE 30.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 33.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 14.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3E3B35

Analogous#353D3E, #37353E

Triadic#3E3538, #383E35

Split complementary#3E3735, #3D3E35

Tetradic#3E353D, #3E3B35, #353E37

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#989DA7

Lighter +30%#7D838F

Lighter +20%#646A75

Lighter +10%#4D5159

Darker −10%#1D1F23

Darker −20%#060607

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#27334C

Less saturated −25%#3A3A3A

Channel breakdown

R53

G56

B62

Red53 (20.8%)

Green56 (22%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue220°

Saturation (HSL)7.83%

Lightness22.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 35 · G 38 · B 3E

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Colour values

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