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Colour

#3B3A36

  • #3B3A36
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3B3A36 is a grey with RGB values 59, 58, 54 and HSL 48°, 4%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#3B3A36#3B3A36
HEX#3B3A36
RGBrgb(59, 58, 54)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.2275, 0.2118
RGB percentages23.1%, 22.7%, 21.2%
HSLhsl(48, 4.4%, 22.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48, 8.5%, 23.1%)
CMYK0%, 1.7%, 8.5%, 76.9%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,881,526
CSS custom property--colour: #3B3A36;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04222WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness57.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.39:1
Contrast with white11.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#C4C5C9

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#3B3A36no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B3A36no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#3C3939no 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 text11.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 14.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#36373B
Analogous#3B3736, #393B36
Triadic#363B3A, #3A363B
Split complementary#36393B, #37363B
Tetradic#363B37, #36373B, #3B3639

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#A3A19A
Lighter +30%#8A8880
Lighter +20%#706E67
Lighter +10%#56544E
Darker −10%#20201E
Darker −20%#060605
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#494228
Less saturated −25%#393939

Channel breakdown

R59
G58
B54
Red59 (23.1%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue54 (21.2%)
Hue48°
Saturation (HSL)4.42%
Lightness22.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 3B · G 3A · B 36

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