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Recognised as Colour

#3A403C

  • #3A403C
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3A403C is a grey with RGB values 58, 64, 60 and HSL 140°, 5%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#3A403C#3A403C
HEX#3A403C
RGBrgb(58, 64, 60)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.251, 0.2353
RGB percentages22.7%, 25.1%, 23.5%
HSLhsl(140, 4.9%, 23.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(140, 9.4%, 25.1%)
CMYK9.4%, 0%, 6.2%, 74.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,817,532
CSS custom property--colour: #3A403C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04893WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness61.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.61:1
Contrast with white10.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#C5BFC3

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#403F3Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F3E3Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#39403Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 10.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#403A3E
Analogous#3B403A, #3A403F
Triadic#3C3A40, #403C3A
Split complementary#3F3A40, #403A3B
Tetradic#3A3B40, #403A3E, #403F3A

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#9EA8A1
Lighter +30%#848F88
Lighter +20%#6A766E
Lighter +10%#525B55
Darker −10%#222523
Darker −20%#0A0A0A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2B4F37
Less saturated −25%#3D3D3D

Channel breakdown

R58
G64
B60
Red58 (22.7%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue60 (23.5%)
Hue140°
Saturation (HSL)4.92%
Lightness23.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3A · G 40 · B 3C

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