Colour

#3B4243

#3B4243
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3B4243 is a grey with RGB values 59, 66, 67 and HSL 187°, 6%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#3B4243

RGBrgb(59, 66, 67)

RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.2588, 0.2627

RGB percentages23.1%, 25.9%, 26.3%

HSLhsl(187.5, 6.3%, 24.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(187.5, 11.9%, 26.3%)

CMYK11.9%, 1.5%, 0%, 73.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,883,587

CSS custom property--colour: #3B4243;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05231WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness64.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.26:1

Contrast with white10.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#C4BDBC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#414143no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#3F4043no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Tritanopia#394342no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 10.1 Dim grey · ΔE 17.3 Gray · ΔE 26.4 Slate grey · ΔE 27 Black · ΔE 27.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 10.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#433C3B

Analogous#3B4340, #3B3E43

Triadic#433B42, #42433B

Split complementary#433B3E, #43403B

Tetradic#403B43, #433C3B, #3E433B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9FA9AB

Lighter +30%#849193

Lighter +20%#6B7779

Lighter +10%#535D5E

Darker −10%#232728

Darker −20%#0B0D0D

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2B4E53

Less saturated −25%#3F3F3F

Channel breakdown

R59

G66

B67

Red59 (23.1%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue67 (26.3%)

Hue187.5°

Saturation (HSL)6.35%

Lightness24.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3B · G 42 · B 43

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