Colour
#3E3C35
- #3E3C35
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#3E3C35 is a grey with RGB values 62, 60, 53 and HSL 47°, 8%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#3E3C35#3E3C35
HEX#3E3C35
RGBrgb(62, 60, 53)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.2353, 0.2078
RGB percentages24.3%, 23.5%, 20.8%
HSLhsl(46.7, 7.8%, 22.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.7, 14.5%, 24.3%)
CMYK0%, 3.2%, 14.5%, 75.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,078,645
CSS custom property--colour: #3E3C35;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04513WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness59.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.04:1
Contrast with white11.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#C1C3CA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#35373E
Analogous#3E3735, #3C3E35
Triadic#353E3C, #3C353E
Split complementary#353C3E, #37353E
Tetradic#353E37, #35373E, #3E353C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R62
G60
B53
Red62 (24.3%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue53 (20.8%)
Hue46.67°
Saturation (HSL)7.83%
Lightness22.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 3E · G 3C · B 35
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