Recognised as Colour
#3A383E
- #3A383E
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#3A383E is a grey with RGB values 58, 56, 62 and HSL 260°, 5%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#3A383E#3A383E
HEX#3A383E
RGBrgb(58, 56, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.2196, 0.2431
RGB percentages22.7%, 22%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(260, 5.1%, 23.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260, 9.7%, 24.3%)
CMYK6.5%, 9.7%, 0%, 75.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,815,486
CSS custom property--colour: #3A383E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04076WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness57.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.57:1
Contrast with white11.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#C5C7C1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3C3E38
Analogous#38393E, #3D383E
Triadic#3E3A38, #383E3A
Split complementary#3E3D38, #393E38
Tetradic#3E3839, #3C3E38, #383E3D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R58
G56
B62
Red58 (22.7%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue260°
Saturation (HSL)5.08%
Lightness23.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G 38 · B 3E
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