Colour
#3E343B
- #3E343B
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#3E343B is a magenta with RGB values 62, 52, 59 and HSL 318°, 9%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#3E343B#3E343B
HEX#3E343B
RGBrgb(62, 52, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.2039, 0.2314
RGB percentages24.3%, 20.4%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(318, 8.8%, 22.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318, 16.1%, 24.3%)
CMYK0%, 16.1%, 4.8%, 75.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,076,603
CSS custom property--colour: #3E343B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03796WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness56 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.94:1
Contrast with white11.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#C1CBC4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#343E37
Analogous#3C343E, #3E3436
Triadic#3B3E34, #343B3E
Split complementary#363E34, #343E3C
Tetradic#3E3C34, #343E37, #34363E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R62
G52
B59
Red62 (24.3%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue318°
Saturation (HSL)8.77%
Lightness22.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 3E · G 34 · B 3B
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