#3c3940

Color #3c3940

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 8.36 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-700 #3f3f46 · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#3c3940

RGB

rgb(60, 57, 64)

HSL

hsl(265.7, 5.8%, 23.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(265.7, 10.9%, 25.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.2%, 10.9%, 0%, 74.9%)

LAB

lab(24.5, 2.91, -3.86)

LCH

lch(24.5, 4.83, 307.01)

OKLCH

oklch(35%, 0.0126, 305.33)

HWB

hwb(265.7, 22.4%, 74.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3d4039

Analogous

#393940

#3c3940

#3f3940

Triadic

#3c3940

#403c39

#39403c

Split-complementary

#3c3940

#403f39

#394039

Tetradic

#3c3940

#40393d

#3d4039

#39403c

Square

#3c3940

#403939

#3d4039

#39403f

Shades

Color #3c3940 mixed toward black.

#322f35

#28262b

#1e1c20

#141315

#0a090b

Tints

Color #3c3940 mixed toward white.

#5c5762

#7c7685

#9d98a3

#bebac2

#dedde0

Tones

Color #3c3940 mixed toward gray.

#3c3a3f

#3c3b3e

#3c3c3d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.85:1

White text reads better on this background (11.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3b3b3e · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#3b3b3e · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#3c3d3d · ΔE 5.6

Achromatopsia

#3a3a3a · ΔE 5.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3c3940;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3c3940]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#3c3940 (#3c3940) is rgb(60, 57, 64) in RGB.

No, #3c3940 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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