Colour
#3A3833
- #3A3833
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#3A3833 is a grey with RGB values 58, 56, 51 and HSL 43°, 6%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#3A3833#3A3833
HEX#3A3833
RGBrgb(58, 56, 51)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.2196, 0.2
RGB percentages22.7%, 22%, 20%
HSLhsl(42.9, 6.4%, 21.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42.9, 12.1%, 22.7%)
CMYK0%, 3.4%, 12.1%, 77.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,815,475
CSS custom property--colour: #3A3833;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03967WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness56.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.71:1
Contrast with white11.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#C5C7CC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#33353A
Analogous#3A3533, #393A33
Triadic#333A38, #38333A
Split complementary#33393A, #35333A
Tetradic#333A35, #33353A, #3A3339
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R58
G56
B51
Red58 (22.7%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue51 (20%)
Hue42.86°
Saturation (HSL)6.42%
Lightness21.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 3A · G 38 · B 33
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