#3e4049

Color #3e4049

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 5.23 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-700 #3f3f46 · ΔE 1.4

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Conversions

HEX

#3e4049

RGB

rgb(62, 64, 73)

HSL

hsl(229.1, 8.1%, 26.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.1, 15.1%, 28.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.1%, 12.3%, 0%, 71.4%)

LAB

lab(27.22, 1.34, -5.74)

LCH

lch(27.22, 5.89, 283.14)

OKLCH

oklch(37.3%, 0.0156, 275.53)

HWB

hwb(229.1, 24.3%, 71.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#49473e

Analogous

#3e4649

#3e4049

#423e49

Triadic

#3e4049

#493e40

#40493e

Split-complementary

#3e4049

#49423e

#46493e

Tetradic

#3e4049

#473e49

#49473e

#40493e

Square

#3e4049

#493e46

#49473e

#3e4942

Shades

Color #3e4049 mixed toward black.

#34353d

#292b31

#1f2025

#151518

#0a0b0c

Tints

Color #3e4049 mixed toward white.

#5b5e6b

#787c8c

#9a9ca9

#bbbdc6

#dddee2

Tones

Color #3e4049 mixed toward gray.

#3f4148

#404147

#414246

#424245

#434344

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.03:1

White text reads better on this background (10.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3f3f47 · ΔE 1.2

Deuteranopia

#3f3f46 · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#3e4545 · ΔE 7.1

Achromatopsia

#404040 · ΔE 5.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #3e4049;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3e4049]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#3e4049 (#3e4049) is rgb(62, 64, 73) in RGB.

No, #3e4049 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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