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Recognised as Colour

#3E3834

  • #3E3834
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3E3834 is a orange with RGB values 62, 56, 52 and HSL 24°, 9%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#3E3834#3E3834
HEX#3E3834
RGBrgb(62, 56, 52)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.2196, 0.2039
RGB percentages24.3%, 22%, 20.4%
HSLhsl(24, 8.8%, 22.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(24, 16.1%, 24.3%)
CMYK0%, 9.7%, 16.1%, 75.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,077,620
CSS custom property--colour: #3E3834;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.041WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness57.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.54:1
Contrast with white11.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#C1C7CB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A3834no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B3A34no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#403737no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.9Dim grey · ΔE 20.8Black · ΔE 24.3Gray · ΔE 29.8Slate grey · ΔE 32.3Light slate grey · ΔE 35.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 16.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#343A3E
Analogous#3E3435, #3E3D34
Triadic#343E38, #38343E
Split complementary#343E3D, #34353E
Tetradic#353E34, #343A3E, #3D343E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A79D97
Lighter +30%#90837B
Lighter +20%#756A63
Lighter +10%#5A514B
Darker −10%#221F1D
Darker −20%#070605
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4C3526
Less saturated −25%#393939

Channel breakdown

R62
G56
B52
Red62 (24.3%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue52 (20.4%)
Hue24°
Saturation (HSL)8.77%
Lightness22.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 3E · G 38 · B 34

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