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#3A3A41 Color

#3A3A41 is rgb(58, 58, 65) in RGB, hsl(240, 6%, 24%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 11%, 0%, 75%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Graphite (#41424C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.01. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3A3A41
HEX#3A3A41
RGBrgb(58, 58, 65)
HSLhsl(240, 6%, 24%)
HSVhsv(240, 11%, 25%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 11%, 0%, 75%)
OKLCHoklch(35.1% 0.012 285.8)
LABlab(24.62% 1.25 -4.34)
LCHlch(24.62% 4.52 286.05)

What #3A3A41 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #3A3A41, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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#3A3A41 Channel Values

How #3A3A41 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 58 · G 58 · B 658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 240° · S 6% · L 24%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 240° · S 11% · V 25%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 11% · Y 0% · K 75%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.28:1 vs white · 1.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3A3A41 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text11.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #3A3A41

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3A3A41; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #3A3A41

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #3A3A41 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#3A3A41
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Tritanopia#393B3B
Tritanomaly#393B3D
Achromatopsia#3B3B3B

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Using #3A3A41 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-3a3a41: #3A3A41;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3A3A41;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3a3a41': '#3A3A41' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.227, green: 0.227, blue: 0.255)
Android XML<color name="color_3a3a41">#3A3A41</color>
SVG fillfill="#3A3A41"

More Gray Colors

#3A3A41 sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#3A3A41 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3A3A41?

#3A3A41 is a dark gray — rgb(58, 58, 65) in RGB and hsl(240, 6%, 24%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Graphite (#41424C), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.01.

What is the RGB value of #3A3A41?

#3A3A41 is rgb(58, 58, 65) — red 58, green 58, and blue 65 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3A3A41?

#3A3A41 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 11%, 0%, 75%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3A3A41 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #3A3A41 scores 11.28:1 against white and 1.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #3A3A41 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3A3A41 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 15.01, which is visibly different.

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