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Recognised as Colour

#3B3934

  • #3B3934
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3B3934 is a grey with RGB values 59, 57, 52 and HSL 43°, 6%, 22%. 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

#3B3934#3B3934
HEX#3B3934
RGBrgb(59, 57, 52)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.2235, 0.2039
RGB percentages23.1%, 22.4%, 20.4%
HSLhsl(42.9, 6.3%, 21.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42.9, 11.9%, 23.1%)
CMYK0%, 3.4%, 11.9%, 76.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,881,268
CSS custom property--colour: #3B3934;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04104WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness57.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.53:1
Contrast with white11.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#C4C6CB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A3934no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B3934no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#3C3838no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.4Dim grey · ΔE 20.7Black · ΔE 24.3Gray · ΔE 29.8Slate grey · ΔE 32.1Light slate grey · ΔE 35.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 15.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#34363B
Analogous#3B3634, #3A3B34
Triadic#343B39, #39343B
Split complementary#343A3B, #36343B
Tetradic#343B36, #34363B, #3B343A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A4A097
Lighter +30%#8C877C
Lighter +20%#716D64
Lighter +10%#56534C
Darker −10%#201F1C
Darker −20%#050504
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#493F26
Less saturated −25%#383838

Channel breakdown

R59
G57
B52
Red59 (23.1%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue52 (20.4%)
Hue42.86°
Saturation (HSL)6.31%
Lightness21.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 3B · G 39 · B 34

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