Information about Oil color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #3B3131 reads as a quiet, subdued grey and leans clearly toward the dark side. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Black Coffee (#3B2F2F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Indigo Ink Brown (#393432) and Caffeine (#3C3135).
In RGB terms — rgb(59, 49, 49) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #3B3131: 12.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:77) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. The name "Oil" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.
Oil color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Oil color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Oil color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Oil color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Oil color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Oil 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Oil color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Oil
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#3B2F2F
#393432
#3C3135
#3D3334
#3A3532
#3D312D
#373332
#382D32
#383532
#363030
#3A302C
#353131
Oil color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#3B3131
- RGB59, 49, 49
- CMYK0, 4, 4, 77
- CSSrgb(59, 49, 49)
- HSL0°, 9%, 21%
- HSL Precise0°, 9.259%, 21.176%
- HSV0°, 17%, 23%
- HSB0°, 17%, 23%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.231
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.192
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.192
- GLSLvec3(0.231, 0.192, 0.192)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.231, 0.192, 0.192, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.231, 0.192, 0.192)
- Percentage of Red in RGB23.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB19.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB19.2%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID3B3131
- DECIMAL ID3879217
- Name Length3
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