Colour

#3E544A

#3E544A
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3E544A is a cyan with RGB values 62, 84, 74 and HSL 153°, 15%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#3E544A#3E544A

HEX#3E544A

RGBrgb(62, 84, 74)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.3294, 0.2902

RGB percentages24.3%, 32.9%, 29%

HSLhsl(152.7, 15.1%, 28.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(152.7, 26.2%, 32.9%)

CMYK26.2%, 0%, 11.9%, 67.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,084,810

CSS custom property--colour: #3E544A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07859WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness76.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.17:1

Contrast with white8.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#C1ABB5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#53514Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#4F4E4Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Tritanopia#395451no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 7.3 Dim grey · ΔE 15.6 Gray · ΔE 22.9 Slate grey · ΔE 25.1 Teal · ΔE 25.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 7.31, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#543E48

Analogous#3E543F, #3E5354

Triadic#4A3E54, #544A3E

Split complementary#543E53, #543F3E

Tetradic#3F3E54, #543E48, #53543E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A3BBB0

Lighter +30%#86A597

Lighter +20%#698F7E

Lighter +10%#547164

Darker −10%#283730

Darker −20%#131916

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2C664C

Less saturated −25%#494949

Channel breakdown

R62

G84

B74

Red62 (24.3%)

Green84 (32.9%)

Blue74 (29%)

Hue152.73°

Saturation (HSL)15.07%

Lightness28.63%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 3E · G 54 · B 4A

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Colour values

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