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Recognised as Colour

#3A484A

  • #3A484A
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3A484A is a cyan with RGB values 58, 72, 74 and HSL 188°, 12%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#3A484A#3A484A
HEX#3A484A
RGBrgb(58, 72, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.2824, 0.2902
RGB percentages22.7%, 28.2%, 29%
HSLhsl(187.5, 12.1%, 25.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.5, 21.6%, 29%)
CMYK21.6%, 2.7%, 0%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,819,594
CSS custom property--colour: #3A484A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06029WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness68.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.52:1
Contrast with white9.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#C5B7B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#46474Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#43454Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#354949no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 6.9Dim grey · ΔE 16.1Slate grey · ΔE 24.7Gray · ΔE 24.8Light slate grey · ΔE 27.8Black · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 6.93, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4A3C3A
Analogous#3A4A44, #3A404A
Triadic#4A3A48, #484A3A
Split complementary#4A3A40, #4A443A
Tetradic#443A4A, #4A3C3A, #404A3A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9DB0B3
Lighter +30%#81999C
Lighter +20%#678083
Lighter +10%#506467
Darker −10%#242C2D
Darker −20%#0D1011
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2A545B
Less saturated −25%#424242

Channel breakdown

R58
G72
B74
Red58 (22.7%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue187.5°
Saturation (HSL)12.12%
Lightness25.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G 48 · B 4A

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