Colour

#3A4642

#3A4642
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3A4642 is a cyan with RGB values 58, 70, 66 and HSL 160°, 9%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#3A4642

RGBrgb(58, 70, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.2745, 0.2588

RGB percentages22.7%, 27.5%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(160, 9.4%, 25.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(160, 17.1%, 27.5%)

CMYK17.1%, 0%, 5.7%, 72.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,819,074

CSS custom property--colour: #3A4642;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05673WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness66.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.84:1

Contrast with white9.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#434343

Inverted#C5B9BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#454442no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#434342no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Tritanopia#374645no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 7.9 Dim grey · ΔE 16.9 Gray · ΔE 25.7 Slate grey · ΔE 27 Black · ΔE 29.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 7.91, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#463A3E

Analogous#3A463C, #3A4446

Triadic#423A46, #46423A

Split complementary#463A44, #463C3A

Tetradic#3C3A46, #463A3E, #44463A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#9EAEA9

Lighter +30%#829790

Lighter +20%#687E77

Lighter +10%#51625C

Darker −10%#232A28

Darker −20%#0C0E0D

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2A5647

Less saturated −25%#404040

Channel breakdown

R58

G70

B66

Red58 (22.7%)

Green70 (27.5%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue160°

Saturation (HSL)9.38%

Lightness25.1%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 3A · G 46 · B 42

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