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Recognised as Colour

#3E5052

  • #3E5052
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3E5052 is a cyan with RGB values 62, 80, 82 and HSL 186°, 14%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#3E5052#3E5052
HEX#3E5052
RGBrgb(62, 80, 82)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.3137, 0.3216
RGB percentages24.3%, 31.4%, 32.2%
HSLhsl(186, 13.9%, 28.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186, 24.4%, 32.2%)
CMYK24.4%, 2.4%, 0%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,083,794
CSS custom property--colour: #3E5052;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07371WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.49:1
Contrast with white8.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#C1AFAD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D4E52no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Deuteranopia#494C52no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#385251no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 5.4Dim grey · ΔE 13.9Slate grey · ΔE 21.8Gray · ΔE 22.2Light slate grey · ΔE 24.9Teal · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 5.45, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#52403E
Analogous#3E524A, #3E4652
Triadic#523E50, #50523E
Split complementary#523E46, #524A3E
Tetradic#4A3E52, #52403E, #46523E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A3B7B9
Lighter +30%#86A0A3
Lighter +20%#6A898C
Lighter +10%#546C6F
Darker −10%#283435
Darker −20%#121718
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2C5E64
Less saturated −25%#484848

Channel breakdown

R62
G80
B82
Red62 (24.3%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue82 (32.2%)
Hue186°
Saturation (HSL)13.89%
Lightness28.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 50 · B 52

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