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Colour

#3A3333

  • #3A3333
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3A3333 is a grey with RGB values 58, 51, 51 and HSL 0°, 6%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#3A3333#3A3333
HEX#3A3333
RGBrgb(58, 51, 51)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.2, 0.2
RGB percentages22.7%, 20%, 20%
HSLhsl(0, 6.4%, 21.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 12.1%, 22.7%)
CMYK0%, 12.1%, 12.1%, 77.3%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,814,195
CSS custom property--colour: #3A3333;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03506WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.34:1
Contrast with white12.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#C5CCCC

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#343433no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#363533no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#3C3233no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 18.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#333A3A
Analogous#3A3337, #3A3733
Triadic#333A33, #33333A
Split complementary#333A37, #33373A
Tetradic#373A33, #333A3A, #37333A

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#A39696
Lighter +30%#8B7B7B
Lighter +20%#706363
Lighter +10%#554B4B
Darker −10%#1F1B1B
Darker −20%#040303
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#482525
Less saturated −25%#373737

Channel breakdown

R58
G51
B51
Red58 (22.7%)
Green51 (20%)
Blue51 (20%)
Hue
Saturation (HSL)6.42%
Lightness21.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 3A · G 33 · B 33

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