Information about #3B3537 color

#3B3537 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#3B3537 falls into the Rose Color Family — Desaturated, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(59, 53, 55) — 23.1% red, 20.8% green, 21.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 2 / 2 / 77. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#3B3537 presents itself as a softly muted balanced grey tone — one that stays on the darker end of the scale. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Half Barbecue (#3C3537). Slightly further away sit Smoky Charcoal (#3B3737) and Ironsand (#393735).

In RGB terms — rgb(59, 53, 55) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #3B3537: 12.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:77) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#3B3537 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#3B3537 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#3B3537 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#231F21

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Black

#000000

#3B3537 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#3B3537 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#3B3537 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#353B39
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#353A3B
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#353B36
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#373B35
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#35373B
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#3B3935
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#353B39
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#35373B
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Squall

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#36353B
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Nearest named colors to #3B3537

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Half Barbecue color link
Half Barbecue

#3C3537

Smoky Charcoal color link
Smoky Charcoal

#3B3737

Ironsand color link
Ironsand

#393735

Platypus color link
Platypus

#3D3334

HLH SG Grey color link
HLH SG Grey

#383838

Caffeine color link
Caffeine

#3C3135

Botany Bay color link
Botany Bay

#373837

Triple Dune color link
Triple Dune

#3A3833

Kilamanjaro color link
Kilamanjaro

#3A3532

Dark Grey color link
Dark Grey

#363737

Indigo Ink Brown color link
Indigo Ink Brown

#393432

Black Sheep color link
Black Sheep

#3E393A

#3B3537 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3B3537
  • RGB59, 53, 55
  • CMYK0, 2, 2, 77
  • CSSrgb(59, 53, 55)
  • HSL340°, 5%, 22%
  • HSL Precise340°, 5.357%, 21.961%
  • HSV340°, 10%, 23%
  • HSB340°, 10%, 23%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.208
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.216
  • GLSLvec3(0.231, 0.208, 0.216)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.231, 0.208, 0.216, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.231, 0.208, 0.216)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB23.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB20.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB21.6%
  • Color Family (Hue)Rose
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID3B3537
  • DECIMAL ID3880247
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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