Recognised as Colour
#3E3A38
- #3E3A38
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#3E3A38 is a grey with RGB values 62, 58, 56 and HSL 20°, 5%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#3E3A38#3E3A38
HEX#3E3A38
RGBrgb(62, 58, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.2275, 0.2196
RGB percentages24.3%, 22.7%, 22%
HSLhsl(20, 5.1%, 23.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(20, 9.7%, 24.3%)
CMYK0%, 6.5%, 9.7%, 75.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,078,136
CSS custom property--colour: #3E3A38;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04336WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness59 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.25:1
Contrast with white11.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#C1C5C7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#383C3E
Analogous#3E3839, #3E3D38
Triadic#383E3A, #3A383E
Split complementary#383E3D, #38393E
Tetradic#393E38, #383C3E, #3D383E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R62
G58
B56
Red62 (24.3%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue20°
Saturation (HSL)5.08%
Lightness23.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 3E · G 3A · B 38
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