#3e5050

Color #3e5050

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 5.13 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#3e5050

RGB

rgb(62, 80, 80)

HSL

hsl(180, 12.7%, 27.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 22.5%, 31.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.5%, 0%, 0%, 68.6%)

LAB

lab(32.57, -6.97, -2.31)

LCH

lch(32.57, 7.34, 198.34)

OKLCH

oklch(41.6%, 0.0224, 196.33)

HWB

hwb(180, 24.3%, 68.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#503e3e

Analogous

#3e5047

#3e5050

#3e4750

Triadic

#3e5050

#503e50

#50503e

Split-complementary

#3e5050

#503e47

#50473e

Tetradic

#3e5050

#3e3e50

#503e3e

#50503e

Square

#3e5050

#473e50

#503e3e

#47503e

Shades

Color #3e5050 mixed toward black.

#344343

#293535

#1f2828

#151b1b

#0a0d0d

Tints

Color #3e5050 mixed toward white.

#597272

#759494

#97afaf

#bac9c9

#dce4e4

Tones

Color #3e5050 mixed toward gray.

#3f4e4e

#414d4d

#424b4b

#444a4a

#454848

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.47:1

White text reads better on this background (8.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#464750 · ΔE 11.2

Deuteranopia

#454450 · ΔE 13.5

Tritanopia

#3f5050 · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#4d4d4d · ΔE 8.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3e5050;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3e5050]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#3e5050 (#3e5050) is rgb(62, 80, 80) in RGB.

No, #3e5050 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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