#3b3b42

Color #3b3b42

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 6.95 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-700 #3f3f46 · ΔE 1.3

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Conversions

HEX

#3b3b42

RGB

rgb(59, 59, 66)

HSL

hsl(240, 5.6%, 24.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 10.6%, 25.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.6%, 10.6%, 0%, 74.1%)

LAB

lab(25.11, 1.66, -4.3)

LCH

lch(25.11, 4.61, 291.11)

OKLCH

oklch(35.5%, 0.0121, 285.88)

HWB

hwb(240, 23.1%, 74.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#42423b

Analogous

#3b3e42

#3b3b42

#3e3b42

Triadic

#3b3b42

#423b3b

#3b423b

Split-complementary

#3b3b42

#423e3b

#3e423b

Tetradic

#3b3b42

#423b42

#42423b

#3b423b

Square

#3b3b42

#423b3e

#42423b

#3b423e

Shades

Color #3b3b42 mixed toward black.

#313137

#27272c

#1d1d21

#141416

#0a0a0b

Tints

Color #3b3b42 mixed toward white.

#595964

#787886

#9999a4

#bbbbc2

#dddde1

Tones

Color #3b3b42 mixed toward gray.

#3c3c41

#3d3d40

#3e3e3f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.89:1

White text reads better on this background (11.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3b3b40 · ΔE 1.2

Deuteranopia

#3b3b40 · ΔE 1.2

Tritanopia

#3b3f3f · ΔE 5.8

Achromatopsia

#3c3c3c · ΔE 4.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3b3b42;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3b3b42]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#3b3b42 (#3b3b42) is rgb(59, 59, 66) in RGB.

No, #3b3b42 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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