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Recognised as Colour

#3E4940

  • #3E4940
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3E4940 is a green with RGB values 62, 73, 64 and HSL 131°, 8%, 26%. 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

#3E4940#3E4940
HEX#3E4940
RGBrgb(62, 73, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.2863, 0.251
RGB percentages24.3%, 28.6%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(130.9, 8.1%, 26.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(130.9, 15.1%, 28.6%)
CMYK15.1%, 0%, 12.3%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,081,984
CSS custom property--colour: #3E4940;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06159WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness68.9 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#C1B6BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#494740no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#474640no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Tritanopia#3D4946no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.9 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 9.4Dim grey · ΔE 16.5Gray · ΔE 25Slate grey · ΔE 27.5Light slate grey · ΔE 30.4Black · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 9.35, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#493E47
Analogous#42493E, #3E4946
Triadic#403E49, #49403E
Split complementary#463E49, #493E42
Tetradic#3E4249, #493E47, #49463E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A3B0A5
Lighter +30%#87998A
Lighter +20%#6D8070
Lighter +10%#556558
Darker −10%#272D28
Darker −20%#0F1210
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2D5A35
Less saturated −25%#444444

Channel breakdown

R62
G73
B64
Red62 (24.3%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue130.91°
Saturation (HSL)8.15%
Lightness26.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3E · G 49 · B 40

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