#3b3233

Color #3b3233

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark red.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.32 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-700 #473c39 · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#3b3233

RGB

rgb(59, 50, 51)

HSL

hsl(353.3, 8.3%, 21.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(353.3, 15.3%, 23.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.3%, 13.6%, 76.9%)

LAB

lab(21.76, 4.23, 0.85)

LCH

lch(21.76, 4.31, 11.36)

OKLCH

oklch(32.7%, 0.013, 10.19)

HWB

hwb(353.3, 19.6%, 76.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#323b3a

Analogous

#3b3238

#3b3233

#3b3632

Triadic

#3b3233

#333b32

#32333b

Split-complementary

#3b3233

#323b36

#32383b

Tetradic

#3b3233

#3b3a32

#323b3a

#32333b

Square

#3b3233

#383b32

#323b3a

#36323b

Shades

Color #3b3233 mixed toward black.

#312a2b

#272122

#1e191a

#141111

#0a0809

Tints

Color #3b3233 mixed toward white.

#5f5152

#836f72

#a39294

#c2b7b8

#e0dbdb

Tones

Color #3b3233 mixed toward gray.

#3a3334

#3a3434

#393435

#383535

#373636

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.69:1

White text reads better on this background (12.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#373733 · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#383833 · ΔE 7.9

Tritanopia

#3b3333 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#343434 · ΔE 5.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #3b3233;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3b3233]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#3b3233 (#3b3233) is rgb(59, 50, 51) in RGB.

No, #3b3233 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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