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Recognised as Colour

#3B4C45

  • #3B4C45
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3B4C45 is a cyan with RGB values 59, 76, 69 and HSL 155°, 13%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#3B4C45#3B4C45
HEX#3B4C45
RGBrgb(59, 76, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.298, 0.2706
RGB percentages23.1%, 29.8%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(155.3, 12.6%, 26.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(155.3, 22.4%, 29.8%)
CMYK22.4%, 0%, 9.2%, 70.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,886,149
CSS custom property--colour: #3B4C45;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06528WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.11:1
Contrast with white9.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#C4B3BA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B4A45no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#484745no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Tritanopia#374C4Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 6.6Dim grey · ΔE 16.2Gray · ΔE 24.4Slate grey · ΔE 26.2Teal · ΔE 28.9Light slate grey · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 6.62, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4C3B42
Analogous#3B4C3C, #3B4B4C
Triadic#453B4C, #4C453B
Split complementary#4C3B4B, #4C3C3B
Tetradic#3D3B4C, #4C3B42, #4B4C3B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9FB4AB
Lighter +30%#829E92
Lighter +20%#688579
Lighter +10%#51695F
Darker −10%#252F2B
Darker −20%#0E1311
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2A5D48
Less saturated −25%#444444

Channel breakdown

R59
G76
B69
Red59 (23.1%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue155.29°
Saturation (HSL)12.59%
Lightness26.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3B · G 4C · B 45

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