Recognised as Colour

#3B4A4C

#3B4A4C
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3B4A4C is a cyan with RGB values 59, 74, 76 and HSL 187°, 13%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#3B4A4C

RGBrgb(59, 74, 76)

RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.2902, 0.298

RGB percentages23.1%, 29%, 29.8%

HSLhsl(187.1, 12.6%, 26.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(187.1, 22.4%, 29.8%)

CMYK22.4%, 2.6%, 0%, 70.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,885,644

CSS custom property--colour: #3B4A4C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06349WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness70.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.25:1

Contrast with white9.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#C4B5B3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#48494Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#44464Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Tritanopia#364B4Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 6.4 Dim grey · ΔE 15.5 Slate grey · ΔE 24 Gray · ΔE 24.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 27 Teal · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 6.41, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4C3D3B

Analogous#3B4C45, #3B424C

Triadic#4C3B4A, #4A4C3B

Split complementary#4C3B42, #4C453B

Tetradic#453B4C, #4C3D3B, #424C3B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9FB2B4

Lighter +30%#829B9E

Lighter +20%#688285

Lighter +10%#516669

Darker −10%#252E2F

Darker −20%#0E1213

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2A575D

Less saturated −25%#444444

Channel breakdown

R59

G74

B76

Red59 (23.1%)

Green74 (29%)

Blue76 (29.8%)

Hue187.06°

Saturation (HSL)12.59%

Lightness26.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3B · G 4A · B 4C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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