Information about #3F4846 color

#3F4846 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#3F4846 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(63, 72, 70) — 24.7% red, 28.2% green, 27.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 0 / 1 / 72. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #3F4846 reads as a softly muted neutral grey and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Mica (#3C4543). Slightly further away sit Half Nocturnal (#434345) and Outer Space (#414A4C).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(63, 72, 70)), which gives #3F4846 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 9.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.2:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:72), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #3F4846 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#3F4846 color variations

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#3F4846 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #3F4846

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

Mica color link
Mica

#3C4543

Outer Space color link
Outer Space

#414A4C

Mollusc color link
Mollusc

#43464B

Liquid Metal color link
Liquid Metal

#3E4147

Half Foundry color link
Half Foundry

#3E4145

Canyon color link
Canyon

#434E46

Tuatara color link
Tuatara

#454642

Arsenic color link
Arsenic

#3B444B

Hauraki color link
Hauraki

#3A4D49

Middle Earth color link
Middle Earth

#434E43

#3F4846 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3F4846
  • RGB63, 72, 70
  • CMYK4, 0, 1, 72
  • CSSrgb(63, 72, 70)
  • HSL167°, 7%, 26%
  • HSL Precise166.667°, 6.667%, 26.471%
  • HSV167°, 13%, 28%
  • HSB167°, 13%, 28%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.247
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.275
  • GLSLvec3(0.247, 0.282, 0.275)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.247, 0.282, 0.275, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.247, 0.282, 0.275)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB24.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB27.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID3F4846
  • DECIMAL ID4147270
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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