Colour

#3E4048

#3E4048
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3E4048 is a grey with RGB values 62, 64, 72 and HSL 228°, 7%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#3E4048

RGBrgb(62, 64, 72)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.251, 0.2824

RGB percentages24.3%, 25.1%, 28.2%

HSLhsl(228, 7.5%, 26.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228, 13.9%, 28.2%)

CMYK13.9%, 11.1%, 0%, 71.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,079,688

CSS custom property--colour: #3E4048;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05159WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness64.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.34:1

Contrast with white10.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#C1BFB7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3E4148no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#3D4048no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#3C4143no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.5 Dim grey · ΔE 18 Slate grey · ΔE 26.4 Gray · ΔE 26.9 Black · ΔE 27.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 13.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#48463E

Analogous#3E4548, #413E48

Triadic#483E40, #40483E

Split complementary#48413E, #45483E

Tetradic#483E45, #48463E, #3E4841

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#A3A5AF

Lighter +30%#878B98

Lighter +20%#6D717F

Lighter +10%#565863

Darker −10%#26282D

Darker −20%#0F0F11

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2D3659

Less saturated −25%#434343

Channel breakdown

R62

G64

B72

Red62 (24.3%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue72 (28.2%)

Hue228°

Saturation (HSL)7.46%

Lightness26.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G 40 · B 48

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