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#3F5756

#3f5756 ≈ Dark Slate Gray

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#3f5756 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.71% red, 34.12% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.15% yellow and 65.88% black. Its hue angle is 177.5°, with 16% saturation and 29.41% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2f4f4f), ΔE 3.83.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.0855

Complementary

  1. #3f5756
  2. #573f40

Split complementary

  1. #3f5756
  2. #573f4c
  3. #574a3f

Analogous

  1. #3f574a
  2. #3f5756
  3. #3f4c57

Triadic

  1. #3f5756
  2. #563f57
  3. #57563f

Tetradic

  1. #3f5756
  2. #3f4057
  3. #573f40
  4. #57563f

Square

  1. #3f5756
  2. #4a3f57
  3. #573f40
  4. #4c573f

Monochromatic

  1. #090c0c
  2. #1f2b2a
  3. #3f5756
  4. #5f8382
  5. #87a8a7

Shades

#3f5756 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3f5756
  2. #394e4d
  3. #324645
  4. #2c3d3c
  5. #263434
  6. #202c2b
  7. #192322
  8. #131a1a
  9. #0d1111
  10. #060909
  11. #000000

Tints

#3f5756 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3f5756
  2. #526867
  3. #657978
  4. #798989
  5. #8c9a9a
  6. #9fabab
  7. #b2bcbb
  8. #c5cdcc
  9. #d9dddd
  10. #eceeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3f5756 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3f5756
  2. #465b5a
  3. #4c5f5e
  4. #536363
  5. #596767
  6. #606c6b
  7. #66706f
  8. #6d7473
  9. #737878
  10. #7a7c7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b5454 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #545556 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f5156 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #375857 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c5656 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #495456 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3a5856 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3f5756 {
  color: #3f5756;
}
Background
.bg-3f5756 {
  background-color: #3f5756;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3f5756 {
  border: 2px solid #3f5756;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3f5756;
  --color-primary-rgb: 63 87 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 16% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3f5756 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3f5756, #3f4c57);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3f5756 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(63 87 86 / 0.35);
}

#2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 3.83 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 3.83 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 5.64 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 7.42 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 9.54 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 9.84 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 10.74 #c0a8a9 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Gray
#3f5756  rgb(63, 87, 86)  hsl(178, 16%, 29%)  Dark Slate Gray
#573f40  rgb(87, 63, 64)  hsl(358, 16%, 29%)  Liver
#563f57  rgb(86, 63, 87)  hsl(298, 16%, 29%)  Eggplant
#57563f  rgb(87, 86, 63)  hsl(58, 16%, 29%)  Rifle Green