Recognised as Colour
#3E3840
- #3E3840
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#3E3840 is a grey with RGB values 62, 56, 64 and HSL 285°, 7%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#3E3840#3E3840
HEX#3E3840
RGBrgb(62, 56, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.2196, 0.251
RGB percentages24.3%, 22%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(285, 6.7%, 23.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285, 12.5%, 25.1%)
CMYK3.1%, 12.5%, 0%, 74.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,077,632
CSS custom property--colour: #3E3840;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04223WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness58.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.39:1
Contrast with white11.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#C1C7BF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3A4038
Analogous#3A3840, #40383E
Triadic#403E38, #38403E
Split complementary#3E4038, #38403A
Tetradic#403A38, #3A4038, #383E40
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R62
G56
B64
Red62 (24.3%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue285°
Saturation (HSL)6.67%
Lightness23.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 38 · B 40
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