Colour

#3E4147

#3E4147
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3E4147 is a grey with RGB values 62, 65, 71 and HSL 220°, 7%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#3E4147

RGBrgb(62, 65, 71)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.2549, 0.2784

RGB percentages24.3%, 25.5%, 27.8%

HSLhsl(220, 6.8%, 26.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220, 12.7%, 27.8%)

CMYK12.7%, 8.5%, 0%, 72.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,079,943

CSS custom property--colour: #3E4147;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0526WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness64.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.23:1

Contrast with white10.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#C1BEB8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3F4147no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#3E4047no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#3C4243no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.5 Dim grey · ΔE 17.4 Slate grey · ΔE 26.3 Gray · ΔE 26.4 Black · ΔE 27.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 12.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#47443E

Analogous#3E4647, #403E47

Triadic#473E41, #41473E

Split complementary#47403E, #46473E

Tetradic#473E46, #47443E, #3E4740

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A3A7AE

Lighter +30%#878C97

Lighter +20%#6E737D

Lighter +10%#565A62

Darker −10%#26282C

Darker −20%#0E0F11

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2D3B58

Less saturated −25%#434343

Channel breakdown

R62

G65

B71

Red62 (24.3%)

Green65 (25.5%)

Blue71 (27.8%)

Hue220°

Saturation (HSL)6.77%

Lightness26.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G 41 · B 47

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