#3e4248

Color #3e4248

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 4.87 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-700 #3f3f46 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#3e4248

RGB

rgb(62, 66, 72)

HSL

hsl(216, 7.5%, 26.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 13.9%, 28.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.9%, 8.3%, 0%, 71.8%)

LAB

lab(27.81, -0.21, -4.2)

LCH

lch(27.81, 4.21, 267.14)

OKLCH

oklch(37.8%, 0.0115, 258.5)

HWB

hwb(216, 24.3%, 71.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#48443e

Analogous

#3e4748

#3e4248

#3f3e48

Triadic

#3e4248

#483e42

#42483e

Split-complementary

#3e4248

#483f3e

#47483e

Tetradic

#3e4248

#443e48

#48443e

#42483e

Square

#3e4248

#483e47

#48443e

#3e483f

Shades

Color #3e4248 mixed toward black.

#34373c

#292c30

#1f2124

#151618

#0a0b0c

Tints

Color #3e4248 mixed toward white.

#5b616a

#78808b

#9aa0a8

#bcbfc5

#dddfe2

Tones

Color #3e4248 mixed toward gray.

#3f4247

#404246

#414346

#414345

#424344

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.08:1

White text reads better on this background (10.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#404047 · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#403f46 · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#3e4545 · ΔE 4.7

Achromatopsia

#424242 · ΔE 3.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3e4248;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3e4248]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#3e4248 (#3e4248) is rgb(62, 66, 72) in RGB.

No, #3e4248 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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