#3e5151

Color #3e5151

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 4.88 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#3e5151

RGB

rgb(62, 81, 81)

HSL

hsl(180, 13.3%, 28%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 23.5%, 31.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.5%, 0%, 0%, 68.2%)

LAB

lab(32.93, -7.32, -2.42)

LCH

lch(32.93, 7.71, 198.29)

OKLCH

oklch(41.9%, 0.0235, 196.28)

HWB

hwb(180, 24.3%, 68.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#513e3e

Analogous

#3e5147

#3e5151

#3e4751

Triadic

#3e5151

#513e51

#51513e

Split-complementary

#3e5151

#513e47

#51473e

Tetradic

#3e5151

#3e3e51

#513e3e

#51513e

Square

#3e5151

#473e51

#513e3e

#47513e

Shades

Color #3e5151 mixed toward black.

#344343

#293636

#1f2828

#151b1b

#0a0d0d

Tints

Color #3e5151 mixed toward white.

#587474

#749595

#97afaf

#bacaca

#dce4e4

Tones

Color #3e5151 mixed toward gray.

#3f4f4f

#414e4e

#434c4c

#444b4b

#464949

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.5:1

White text reads better on this background (8.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#474751 · ΔE 12.4

Deuteranopia

#464451 · ΔE 14.6

Tritanopia

#3f5151 · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#4d4d4d · ΔE 9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3e5151;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3e5151]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#3e5151 (#3e5151) is rgb(62, 81, 81) in RGB.

No, #3e5151 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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