Colour

#3E4647

#3E4647
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3E4647 is a grey with RGB values 62, 70, 71 and HSL 187°, 7%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#3E4647

RGBrgb(62, 70, 71)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.2745, 0.2784

RGB percentages24.3%, 27.5%, 27.8%

HSLhsl(186.7, 6.8%, 26.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(186.7, 12.7%, 27.8%)

CMYK12.7%, 1.4%, 0%, 72.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,081,223

CSS custom property--colour: #3E4647;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05859WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness67.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.67:1

Contrast with white9.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#444444

Inverted#C1B9B8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#454547no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#434447no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Tritanopia#3C4746no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 9.2 Dim grey · ΔE 15.7 Gray · ΔE 24.8 Slate grey · ΔE 25.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.5 Black · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 9.2, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#473F3E

Analogous#3E4744, #3E4247

Triadic#473E46, #46473E

Split complementary#473E42, #47443E

Tetradic#443E47, #473F3E, #42473E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A3ADAE

Lighter +30%#879597

Lighter +20%#6E7C7D

Lighter +10%#566162

Darker −10%#262B2C

Darker −20%#0E1011

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2D5358

Less saturated −25%#434343

Channel breakdown

R62

G70

B71

Red62 (24.3%)

Green70 (27.5%)

Blue71 (27.8%)

Hue186.67°

Saturation (HSL)6.77%

Lightness26.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G 46 · B 47

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