Information about Mine Shaft color

#373E41 - Mine Shaft color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #373E41, known as "Mine Shaft", is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Desaturated and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(55, 62, 65) — 21.6% red, 24.3% green, 25.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 1 / 0 / 75. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#373E41 presents itself as a quiet, subdued grey — one that carries a shadowy depth. In practice it works well for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Mirage (#373F43). Nearby in the Register you will also find Onando (#364141) and Charade (#394043).

In RGB terms — rgb(55, 62, 65) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #373E41 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 10.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.9:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:75) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Mine Shaft" in the Register.

Mine Shaft color variations

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

Mine Shaft 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 Mine Shaft

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Mirage color link
Mirage

#373F43

Onando color link
Onando

#364141

Charade color link
Charade

#394043

Baltic Sea color link
Baltic Sea

#3C3D3E

Atom color link
Atom

#373A3C

Gravity color link
Gravity

#3D4040

Big Stone color link
Big Stone

#334046

Jurassic color link
Jurassic

#37443E

Black Marlin color link
Black Marlin

#383740

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#373E41
  • RGB55, 62, 65
  • CMYK4, 1, 0, 75
  • CSSrgb(55, 62, 65)
  • HSL198°, 8%, 24%
  • HSL Precise198°, 8.333%, 23.529%
  • HSV198°, 15%, 25%
  • HSB198°, 15%, 25%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.216
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.243
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.255
  • GLSLvec3(0.216, 0.243, 0.255)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.216, 0.243, 0.255, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.216, 0.243, 0.255)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB21.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB24.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID373E41
  • DECIMAL ID3620417
  • Name Length10
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