#3b4142

Color #3b4142

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 6.72 Nearest Tailwind class mist-700 #394447 · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#3b4142

RGB

rgb(59, 65, 66)

HSL

hsl(188.6, 5.6%, 24.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188.6, 10.6%, 25.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.6%, 1.5%, 0%, 74.1%)

LAB

lab(27.03, -2.24, -1.46)

LCH

lch(27.03, 2.67, 213.1)

OKLCH

oklch(37%, 0.0082, 208.44)

HWB

hwb(188.6, 23.1%, 74.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#423c3b

Analogous

#3b423f

#3b4142

#3b3d42

Triadic

#3b4142

#423b41

#41423b

Split-complementary

#3b4142

#423b3d

#423f3b

Tetradic

#3b4142

#3c3b42

#423c3b

#41423b

Square

#3b4142

#3f3b42

#423c3b

#3d423b

Shades

Color #3b4142 mixed toward black.

#313637

#272b2c

#1d2021

#141616

#0a0b0b

Tints

Color #3b4142 mixed toward white.

#596264

#788486

#99a3a4

#bbc1c2

#dde0e1

Tones

Color #3b4142 mixed toward gray.

#3c4141

#3c4041

#3d4040

#3d3f40

#3e3f3f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.02:1

White text reads better on this background (10.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3e3e42 · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#3d3d42 · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#3b4242 · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#404040 · ΔE 3.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3b4142;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3b4142]

Related colors

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Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#3b4142 (#3b4142) is rgb(59, 65, 66) in RGB.

No, #3b4142 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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