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#3E4E4E

#3e4e4e ≈ Outer Space

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#3e4e4e is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 30.59% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.51% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 11.43% saturation and 27.45% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral 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 8.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Outer Space (#414a4c), ΔE 3.73.

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Relative luminance0.0702

Complementary

  1. #3e4e4e
  2. #4e3e3e

Split complementary

  1. #3e4e4e
  2. #4e3e46
  3. #4e463e

Analogous

  1. #3e4e46
  2. #3e4e4e
  3. #3e464e

Triadic

  1. #3e4e4e
  2. #4e3e4e
  3. #4e4e3e

Tetradic

  1. #3e4e4e
  2. #3e3e4e
  3. #4e3e3e
  4. #4e4e3e

Square

  1. #3e4e4e
  2. #463e4e
  3. #4e3e3e
  4. #464e3e

Monochromatic

  1. #090b0b
  2. #1c2323
  3. #3e4e4e
  4. #607979
  5. #869f9f

Shades

#3e4e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e4e4e
  2. #384646
  3. #323e3e
  4. #2b3737
  5. #252f2f
  6. #1f2727
  7. #191f1f
  8. #131717
  9. #0c1010
  10. #060808
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e4e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e4e4e
  2. #516060
  3. #657171
  4. #788383
  5. #8b9595
  6. #9fa7a7
  7. #b2b8b8
  8. #c5caca
  9. #d8dcdc
  10. #eceded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e4e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e4e4e
  2. #455353
  3. #4b5858
  4. #525d5d
  5. #586262
  6. #5f6767
  7. #666c6c
  8. #6c7171
  9. #737676
  10. #797b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #464c4c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c4c4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #494a4e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #394f4e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #474d4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #454c4e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3b4f4e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e4e4e {
  color: #3e4e4e;
}
Background
.bg-3e4e4e {
  background-color: #3e4e4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3e4e4e {
  border: 2px solid #3e4e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e4e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 78 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 11% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e4e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e4e4e, #3e464e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e4e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 78 78 / 0.35);
}

#414a4c Outer Space ΔE 3.73 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 5.14 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 5.14 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 6.77 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 7.28 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 8.64 #353839 Onyx ΔE 9.02 #c1b1b1 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Outer Space
#3e4e4e  rgb(62, 78, 78)  hsl(180, 11%, 27%)  Outer Space
#4e3e3e  rgb(78, 62, 62)  hsl(0, 11%, 27%)  Taupe
#4e3e4e  rgb(78, 62, 78)  hsl(300, 11%, 27%)  Eggplant
#4e4e3e  rgb(78, 78, 62)  hsl(60, 11%, 27%)  Rifle Green