Recognised as Colour
#3E3839
- #3E3839
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#3E3839 is a grey with RGB values 62, 56, 57 and HSL 350°, 5%, 23%. 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
#3E3839#3E3839
HEX#3E3839
RGBrgb(62, 56, 57)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.2196, 0.2235
RGB percentages24.3%, 22%, 22.4%
HSLhsl(350, 5.1%, 23.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(350, 9.7%, 24.3%)
CMYK0%, 9.7%, 8.1%, 75.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,077,625
CSS custom property--colour: #3E3839;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04148WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness58 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.48:1
Contrast with white11.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#C1C7C6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#383E3D
Analogous#3E383C, #3E3A38
Triadic#393E38, #38393E
Split complementary#383E3A, #383C3E
Tetradic#3C3E38, #383E3D, #3A383E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R62
G56
B57
Red62 (24.3%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue57 (22.4%)
Hue350°
Saturation (HSL)5.08%
Lightness23.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 3E · G 38 · B 39
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