Colour
#3B3735
- #3B3735
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#3B3735 is a grey with RGB values 59, 55, 53 and HSL 20°, 5%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#3B3735#3B3735
HEX#3B3735
RGBrgb(59, 55, 53)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.2157, 0.2078
RGB percentages23.1%, 21.6%, 20.8%
HSLhsl(20, 5.4%, 22%)
HSV / HSBhsv(20, 10.2%, 23.1%)
CMYK0%, 6.8%, 10.2%, 76.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,880,757
CSS custom property--colour: #3B3735;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03919WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness56 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.77:1
Contrast with white11.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#C4C8CA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#35393B
Analogous#3B3536, #3B3A35
Triadic#353B37, #37353B
Split complementary#353B3A, #35363B
Tetradic#363B35, #35393B, #3A353B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R59
G55
B53
Red59 (23.1%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue53 (20.8%)
Hue20°
Saturation (HSL)5.36%
Lightness21.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 3B · G 37 · B 35
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