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Colour

#3B4840

  • #3B4840
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3B4840 is a green with RGB values 59, 72, 64 and HSL 143°, 10%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#3B4840#3B4840
HEX#3B4840
RGBrgb(59, 72, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.2824, 0.251
RGB percentages23.1%, 28.2%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(143.1, 9.9%, 25.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(143.1, 18.1%, 28.2%)
CMYK18.1%, 0%, 11.1%, 71.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,885,120
CSS custom property--colour: #3B4840;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05935WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.6:1
Contrast with white9.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#C4B7BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#484640no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#454440no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#394846no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 8.5Dim grey · ΔE 17Gray · ΔE 25.5Slate grey · ΔE 27.7Black · ΔE 30.3Light slate grey · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 8.45, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#483B43
Analogous#3C483B, #3B4847
Triadic#403B48, #48403B
Split complementary#473B48, #483B3C
Tetradic#3B3C48, #483B43, #48463B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9FB0A5
Lighter +30%#83998B
Lighter +20%#698072
Lighter +10%#526459
Darker −10%#242C27
Darker −20%#0D100E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2B583C
Less saturated −25%#424242

Channel breakdown

R59
G72
B64
Red59 (23.1%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue143.08°
Saturation (HSL)9.92%
Lightness25.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3B · G 48 · B 40

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