#3e4245

Color #3e4245

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 6.06 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-700 #404040 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#3e4245

RGB

rgb(62, 66, 69)

HSL

hsl(205.7, 5.3%, 25.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.7, 10.1%, 27.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.1%, 4.3%, 0%, 72.9%)

LAB

lab(27.71, -0.95, -2.39)

LCH

lch(27.71, 2.57, 248.32)

OKLCH

oklch(37.6%, 0.0074, 239.97)

HWB

hwb(205.7, 24.3%, 72.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#45413e

Analogous

#3e4545

#3e4245

#3e3f45

Triadic

#3e4245

#453e42

#42453e

Split-complementary

#3e4245

#453e3f

#45453e

Tetradic

#3e4245

#413e45

#45413e

#42453e

Square

#3e4245

#453e45

#45413e

#3f453e

Shades

Color #3e4245 mixed toward black.

#34373a

#292c2e

#1f2123

#151617

#0a0b0c

Tints

Color #3e4245 mixed toward white.

#5c6266

#7a8287

#9ba1a5

#bcc0c3

#dee0e1

Tones

Color #3e4245 mixed toward gray.

#3f4244

#404243

#414242

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.07:1

White text reads better on this background (10.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#404044 · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#403f44 · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#3e4444 · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#414141 · ΔE 2.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3e4245;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3e4245]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Charcoal #36454f

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#3e4245 (#3e4245) is rgb(62, 66, 69) in RGB.

No, #3e4245 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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