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Colour

#3C3A3D

  • #3C3A3D
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3C3A3D is a grey with RGB values 60, 58, 61 and HSL 280°, 3%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#3C3A3D#3C3A3D
HEX#3C3A3D
RGBrgb(60, 58, 61)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.2275, 0.2392
RGB percentages23.5%, 22.7%, 23.9%
HSLhsl(280, 2.5%, 23.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280, 4.9%, 23.9%)
CMYK1.6%, 4.9%, 0%, 76.1%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,947,069
CSS custom property--colour: #3C3A3D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04324WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness59 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.26:1
Contrast with white11.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#C3C5C2

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#3A3B3Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A3B3Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#3C3A3Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 14.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#3B3D3A
Analogous#3A3A3D, #3D3A3D
Triadic#3D3C3A, #3A3D3C
Split complementary#3D3D3A, #3A3D3A
Tetradic#3D3A3A, #3B3D3A, #3A3D3D

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#A29FA4
Lighter +30%#89858B
Lighter +20%#6F6C71
Lighter +10%#565357
Darker −10%#222123
Darker −20%#090809
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#412B4C
Less saturated −25%#3B3B3B

Channel breakdown

R60
G58
B61
Red60 (23.5%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue61 (23.9%)
Hue280°
Saturation (HSL)2.52%
Lightness23.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 3A · B 3D

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