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Colour

#3A393A

  • #3A393A
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3A393A is a grey with RGB values 58, 57, 58 and HSL 300°, 1%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#3A393A#3A393A
HEX#3A393A
RGBrgb(58, 57, 58)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.2235, 0.2275
RGB percentages22.7%, 22.4%, 22.7%
HSLhsl(300, 0.9%, 22.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 1.7%, 22.7%)
CMYK0%, 1.7%, 0%, 77.3%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,815,738
CSS custom property--colour: #3A393A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04131WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness57.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.5:1
Contrast with white11.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#C5C6C5

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#39393Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#39393Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Tritanopia#3A3939no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 14.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#393A39
Analogous#3A393A, #3A393A
Triadic#3A3A39, #393A3A
Split complementary#3A3A39, #393A3A
Tetradic#3A3A39, #393A39, #393A3A

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#A09FA0
Lighter +30%#878587
Lighter +20%#6D6C6D
Lighter +10%#545254
Darker −10%#202020
Darker −20%#070607
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#482B48
Less saturated −25%#3A3A3A

Channel breakdown

R58
G57
B58
Red58 (22.7%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue58 (22.7%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)0.87%
Lightness22.55%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR 3A · G 39 · B 3A

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