Colour
#3E393C
- #3E393C
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#3E393C is a grey with RGB values 62, 57, 60 and HSL 324°, 4%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#3E393C#3E393C
HEX#3E393C
RGBrgb(62, 57, 60)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.2235, 0.2353
RGB percentages24.3%, 22.4%, 23.5%
HSLhsl(324, 4.2%, 23.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(324, 8.1%, 24.3%)
CMYK0%, 8.1%, 3.2%, 75.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,077,884
CSS custom property--colour: #3E393C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04277WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness58.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.32:1
Contrast with white11.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#C1C6C3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#393E3B
Analogous#3D393E, #3E3939
Triadic#3C3E39, #393C3E
Split complementary#393E39, #393E3D
Tetradic#3E3D39, #393E3B, #39393E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R62
G57
B60
Red62 (24.3%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue60 (23.5%)
Hue324°
Saturation (HSL)4.2%
Lightness23.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 3E · G 39 · B 3C
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