#3b333c

Color #3b333c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 11.26 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#3b333c

RGB

rgb(59, 51, 60)

HSL

hsl(293.3, 8.1%, 21.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(293.3, 15%, 23.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.7%, 15%, 0%, 76.5%)

LAB

lab(22.39, 5.56, -4.34)

LCH

lch(22.39, 7.05, 322.03)

OKLCH

oklch(33.3%, 0.019, 322.47)

HWB

hwb(293.3, 20%, 76.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#343c33

Analogous

#37333c

#3b333c

#3c3339

Triadic

#3b333c

#3c3b33

#333c3b

Split-complementary

#3b333c

#393c33

#333c37

Tetradic

#3b333c

#3c3334

#343c33

#333c3b

Square

#3b333c

#3c3733

#343c33

#33393c

Shades

Color #3b333c mixed toward black.

#312b32

#272228

#1e1a1e

#141114

#0a090a

Tints

Color #3b333c mixed toward white.

#5e5260

#827084

#a293a3

#c1b7c2

#e0dbe0

Tones

Color #3b333c mixed toward gray.

#3b343b

#3a353b

#39353a

#393639

#383738

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.72:1

White text reads better on this background (12.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#38383a · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#383939 · ΔE 8.4

Tritanopia

#3b3838 · ΔE 6.6

Achromatopsia

#353535 · ΔE 7.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3b333c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3b333c]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#3b333c (#3b333c) is rgb(59, 51, 60) in RGB.

No, #3b333c 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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