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#3F3434

#3f3434 ≈ Taupe

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#3f3434 is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.71% red, 20.39% green and 20.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.46% magenta, 17.46% yellow and 75.29% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 9.57% saturation and 22.55% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Taupe (#483c32), ΔE 6.48.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0376

Complementary

  1. #3f3434
  2. #343f3f

Split complementary

  1. #3f3434
  2. #343f3a
  3. #343a3f

Analogous

  1. #3f343a
  2. #3f3434
  3. #3f3a34

Triadic

  1. #3f3434
  2. #343f34
  3. #34343f

Tetradic

  1. #3f3434
  2. #3f3f34
  3. #343f3f
  4. #34343f

Square

  1. #3f3434
  2. #3a3f34
  3. #343f3f
  4. #3a343f

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0909
  2. #151111
  3. #3f3434
  4. #695757
  5. #927a7a

Shades

#3f3434 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3f3434
  2. #392f2f
  3. #322a2a
  4. #2c2424
  5. #261f1f
  6. #201a1a
  7. #191515
  8. #131010
  9. #0d0a0a
  10. #060505
  11. #000000

Tints

#3f3434 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3f3434
  2. #524848
  3. #655d5d
  4. #797171
  5. #8c8585
  6. #9f9a9a
  7. #b2aeae
  8. #c5c2c2
  9. #d9d6d6
  10. #ecebeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3f3434 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3f3434
  2. #463c3c
  3. #4c4343
  4. #534b4b
  5. #595252
  6. #605a5a
  7. #666262
  8. #6d6969
  9. #737171
  10. #7a7878
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #373737 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a3636 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #363534 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #383734 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #413334 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a3534 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b3634 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #413334 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3f3434 {
  color: #3f3434;
}
Background
.bg-3f3434 {
  background-color: #3f3434;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3f3434 {
  border: 2px solid #3f3434;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3f3434;
  --color-primary-rgb: 63 52 52;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 10% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3f3434 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3f3434, #3f3a34);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3f3434 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(63 52 52 / 0.35);
}

#483c32 Taupe ΔE 6.48 #343434 Jet ΔE 6.53 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 7.75 #353839 Onyx ΔE 8.64 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 9.59 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 11.13 #645452 Wenge ΔE 11.29 #c0cbcb Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

Taupe
#3f3434  rgb(63, 52, 52)  hsl(0, 10%, 23%)  Taupe
#343f3f  rgb(52, 63, 63)  hsl(180, 10%, 23%)  Outer Space
#343f34  rgb(52, 63, 52)  hsl(120, 10%, 23%)  Rifle Green
#34343f  rgb(52, 52, 63)  hsl(240, 10%, 23%)  Jet