Colour

#3E5751

#3E5751
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3E5751 is a cyan with RGB values 62, 87, 81 and HSL 166°, 17%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#3E5751

RGBrgb(62, 87, 81)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.3412, 0.3176

RGB percentages24.3%, 34.1%, 31.8%

HSLhsl(165.6, 16.8%, 29.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(165.6, 28.7%, 34.1%)

CMYK28.7%, 0%, 6.9%, 65.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,085,585

CSS custom property--colour: #3E5751;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08435WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness79.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.82:1

Contrast with white7.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#C1A8AE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#555451no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#505151no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original

Tritanopia#375855no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 5.6 Dim grey · ΔE 14.5 Gray · ΔE 21.7 Slate grey · ΔE 22.8 Teal · ΔE 24.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 5.57, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#573E44

Analogous#3E5745, #3E5157

Triadic#513E57, #57513E

Split complementary#573E51, #57453E

Tetradic#453E57, #573E44, #51573E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A3BEB7

Lighter +30%#86A8A0

Lighter +20%#689388

Lighter +10%#53756D

Darker −10%#293935

Darker −20%#141B1A

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2B6A5B

Less saturated −25%#4B4B4B

Channel breakdown

R62

G87

B81

Red62 (24.3%)

Green87 (34.1%)

Blue81 (31.8%)

Hue165.6°

Saturation (HSL)16.78%

Lightness29.22%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 3E · G 57 · B 51

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Colour values

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