#3a3e42

Color #3a3e42

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 6.06 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-700 #404040 · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#3a3e42

RGB

rgb(58, 62, 66)

HSL

hsl(210, 6.5%, 24.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 12.1%, 25.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.1%, 6.1%, 0%, 74.1%)

LAB

lab(25.98, -0.71, -3.02)

LCH

lch(25.98, 3.1, 256.77)

OKLCH

oklch(36.2%, 0.0087, 247.83)

HWB

hwb(210, 22.7%, 74.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#423e3a

Analogous

#3a4242

#3a3e42

#3a3a42

Triadic

#3a3e42

#423a3e

#3e423a

Split-complementary

#3a3e42

#423a3a

#42423a

Tetradic

#3a3e42

#3e3a42

#423e3a

#3e423a

Square

#3a3e42

#423a42

#423e3a

#3a423a

Shades

Color #3a3e42 mixed toward black.

#303437

#27292c

#1d1f21

#131516

#0a0a0b

Tints

Color #3a3e42 mixed toward white.

#585e64

#767e87

#989ea5

#babfc3

#dddfe1

Tones

Color #3a3e42 mixed toward gray.

#3b3e41

#3c3e40

#3d3e3f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.95:1

White text reads better on this background (10.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3c3c41 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#3c3b41 · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#3a4040 · ΔE 3.2

Achromatopsia

#3d3d3d · ΔE 3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3a3e42;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3a3e42]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

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Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#3a3e42 (#3a3e42) is rgb(58, 62, 66) in RGB.

No, #3a3e42 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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