Colour

#3B494B

#3B494B
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3B494B is a cyan with RGB values 59, 73, 75 and HSL 188°, 12%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#3B494B

RGBrgb(59, 73, 75)

RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.2863, 0.2941

RGB percentages23.1%, 28.6%, 29.4%

HSLhsl(187.5, 11.9%, 26.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(187.5, 21.3%, 29.4%)

CMYK21.3%, 2.7%, 0%, 70.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,885,387

CSS custom property--colour: #3B494B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06203WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness69.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.37:1

Contrast with white9.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#C4B6B4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#47484Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#44464Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Tritanopia#364A4Ano 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 text9.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 6.8 Dim grey · ΔE 15.6 Slate grey · ΔE 24.3 Gray · ΔE 24.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.4 Black · ΔE 30.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 6.84, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4B3D3B

Analogous#3B4B45, #3B414B

Triadic#4B3B49, #494B3B

Split complementary#4B3B41, #4B453B

Tetradic#453B4B, #4B3D3B, #414B3B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9FB1B3

Lighter +30%#82999D

Lighter +20%#688184

Lighter +10%#516568

Darker −10%#252D2E

Darker −20%#0E1112

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2A565C

Less saturated −25%#434343

Channel breakdown

R59

G73

B75

Red59 (23.1%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue75 (29.4%)

Hue187.5°

Saturation (HSL)11.94%

Lightness26.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3B · G 49 · B 4B

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Colour values

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