#3b484c

Color #3b484c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 4.13 Nearest Tailwind class mist-700 #394447 · ΔE 1.5

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Conversions

HEX

#3b484c

RGB

rgb(59, 72, 76)

HSL

hsl(194.1, 12.6%, 26.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(194.1, 22.4%, 29.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.4%, 5.3%, 0%, 70.2%)

LAB

lab(29.63, -4.16, -4.13)

LCH

lch(29.63, 5.86, 224.79)

OKLCH

oklch(39.2%, 0.018, 218.46)

HWB

hwb(194.1, 23.1%, 70.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4c3f3b

Analogous

#3b4c48

#3b484c

#3b404c

Triadic

#3b484c

#4c3b48

#484c3b

Split-complementary

#3b484c

#4c3b40

#4c483b

Tetradic

#3b484c

#3f3b4c

#4c3f3b

#484c3b

Square

#3b484c

#483b4c

#4c3f3b

#404c3b

Shades

Color #3b484c mixed toward black.

#313c3f

#273033

#1e2426

#141819

#0a0c0d

Tints

Color #3b484c mixed toward white.

#56696f

#728a92

#95a8ad

#b9c5c8

#dce2e4

Tones

Color #3b484c mixed toward gray.

#3c474b

#3e4749

#3f4648

#414546

#424445

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.22:1

White text reads better on this background (9.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#41414b · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#403f4b · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#3c4a4a · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#464646 · ΔE 6.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3b484c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3b484c]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#3b484c (#3b484c) is rgb(59, 72, 76) in RGB.

No, #3b484c 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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