Recognised as Colour

#3C4046

#3C4046
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3C4046 is a grey with RGB values 60, 64, 70 and HSL 216°, 8%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#3C4046

RGBrgb(60, 64, 70)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.251, 0.2745

RGB percentages23.5%, 25.1%, 27.5%

HSLhsl(216, 7.7%, 25.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(216, 14.3%, 27.5%)

CMYK14.3%, 8.6%, 0%, 72.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,948,614

CSS custom property--colour: #3C4046;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0507WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness63.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.43:1

Contrast with white10.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#C3BFB9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3E4046no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#3D3F46no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#3A4142no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.3 Dim grey · ΔE 18 Slate grey · ΔE 26.7 Gray · ΔE 27 Black · ΔE 27.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 12.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#46423C

Analogous#3C4546, #3D3C46

Triadic#463C40, #40463C

Split complementary#463D3C, #45463C

Tetradic#463C45, #46423C, #3C463D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A0A6AE

Lighter +30%#858C96

Lighter +20%#6B727D

Lighter +10%#545961

Darker −10%#24272B

Darker −20%#0D0E0F

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2C3D56

Less saturated −25%#414141

Channel breakdown

R60

G64

B70

Red60 (23.5%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue70 (27.5%)

Hue216°

Saturation (HSL)7.69%

Lightness25.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3C · G 40 · B 46

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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