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Recognised as Colour

#3E595E

  • #3E595E
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3E595E is a cyan with RGB values 62, 89, 94 and HSL 189°, 21%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#3E595E#3E595E
HEX#3E595E
RGBrgb(62, 89, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.349, 0.3686
RGB percentages24.3%, 34.9%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(189.4, 20.5%, 30.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.4, 34%, 36.9%)
CMYK34%, 5.3%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,086,110
CSS custom property--colour: #3E595E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08977WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.51:1
Contrast with white7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#C1A6A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#54575Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F535Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Tritanopia#335B5Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 6.1Dim grey · ΔE 13.6Slate grey · ΔE 18.7Gray · ΔE 20.6Light slate grey · ΔE 21.6Teal · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 6.08, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5E433E
Analogous#3E5E53, #3E495E
Triadic#5E3E59, #595E3E
Split complementary#5E3E49, #5E533E
Tetradic#533E5E, #5E433E, #495E3E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A5BFC3
Lighter +30%#86A9AF
Lighter +20%#67939B
Lighter +10%#52767D
Darker −10%#2A3C3F
Darker −20%#151F21
Darker −30%#010202
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2B6672
Less saturated −25%#4E4E4E

Channel breakdown

R62
G89
B94
Red62 (24.3%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue189.38°
Saturation (HSL)20.51%
Lightness30.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 59 · B 5E

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