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Recognised as Colour

#3E453E

  • #3E453E
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3E453E is a grey with RGB values 62, 69, 62 and HSL 120°, 5%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#3E453E#3E453E
HEX#3E453E
RGBrgb(62, 69, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.2706, 0.2431
RGB percentages24.3%, 27.1%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(120, 5.3%, 25.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 10.1%, 27.1%)
CMYK10.1%, 0%, 10.1%, 72.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,080,958
CSS custom property--colour: #3E453E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05628WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.88:1
Contrast with white9.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#C1BAC1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#45443Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#44433Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#3D4543no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 10.4Dim grey · ΔE 16.9Gray · ΔE 25.7Slate grey · ΔE 28.1Black · ΔE 29Light slate grey · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 10.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#453E45
Analogous#42453E, #3E4542
Triadic#3E3E45, #453E3E
Split complementary#423E45, #453E42
Tetradic#3E4245, #453E45, #45423E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A3ACA3
Lighter +30%#889488
Lighter +20%#6E7B6E
Lighter +10%#566056
Darker −10%#262A26
Darker −20%#0E0F0E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2E552E
Less saturated −25%#424242

Channel breakdown

R62
G69
B62
Red62 (24.3%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)5.34%
Lightness25.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3E · G 45 · B 3E

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