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Recognised as Colour

#3E484A

  • #3E484A
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3E484A is a cyan with RGB values 62, 72, 74 and HSL 190°, 9%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#3E484A#3E484A
HEX#3E484A
RGBrgb(62, 72, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.2824, 0.2902
RGB percentages24.3%, 28.2%, 29%
HSLhsl(190, 8.8%, 26.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190, 16.2%, 29%)
CMYK16.2%, 2.7%, 0%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,081,738
CSS custom property--colour: #3E484A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06153WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.41:1
Contrast with white9.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#C1B7B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#46474Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#44454Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Tritanopia#3B4949no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 8.4Dim grey · ΔE 15.3Gray · ΔE 24.2Slate grey · ΔE 24.4Light slate grey · ΔE 27.5Black · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 8.39, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4A403E
Analogous#3E4A46, #3E424A
Triadic#4A3E48, #484A3E
Split complementary#4A3E42, #4A463E
Tetradic#463E4A, #4A403E, #424A3E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A3AFB2
Lighter +30%#87979A
Lighter +20%#6D7E82
Lighter +10%#556366
Darker −10%#272D2E
Darker −20%#101213
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2D535B
Less saturated −25%#444444

Channel breakdown

R62
G72
B74
Red62 (24.3%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue190°
Saturation (HSL)8.82%
Lightness26.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 48 · B 4A

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