#3f3d42

Color #3f3d42

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 7.72 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-700 #3f3f46 · ΔE 1.6

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Conversions

HEX

#3f3d42

RGB

rgb(63, 61, 66)

HSL

hsl(264, 3.9%, 24.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264, 7.6%, 25.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.5%, 7.6%, 0%, 74.1%)

LAB

lab(26.12, 1.99, -2.76)

LCH

lch(26.12, 3.4, 305.79)

OKLCH

oklch(36.4%, 0.0089, 304.05)

HWB

hwb(264, 23.9%, 74.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#40423d

Analogous

#3d3e42

#3f3d42

#413d42

Triadic

#3f3d42

#423f3d

#3d423f

Split-complementary

#3f3d42

#42413d

#3e423d

Tetradic

#3f3d42

#423d40

#40423d

#3d423f

Square

#3f3d42

#423d3e

#40423d

#3d4241

Shades

Color #3f3d42 mixed toward black.

#343337

#2a292c

#1f1f21

#151416

#0a0a0b

Tints

Color #3f3d42 mixed toward white.

#5f5c63

#7e7a84

#9f9ca3

#bfbdc2

#dfdee0

Tones

Color #3f3d42 mixed toward gray.

#3f3d42

#3f3e41

#3f3f40

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.96:1

White text reads better on this background (10.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3e3e41 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#3e3e41 · ΔE 1.9

Tritanopia

#3f4040 · ΔE 4.2

Achromatopsia

#3e3e3e · ΔE 3.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3f3d42;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3f3d42]

Related colors

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Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#3f3d42 (#3f3d42) is rgb(63, 61, 66) in RGB.

No, #3f3d42 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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