Information about Smoky Charcoal color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #3B3737 reads as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone and carries a shadowy depth. Designers typically reach for tones like this for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Half Barbecue (#3C3537). Nearby in the Register you will also find Ironsand (#393735) and HLH SG Grey (#383838).
In RGB terms — rgb(59, 55, 55) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #3B3737 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 11.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.8:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:77), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Smoky Charcoal" in the Register.
Smoky Charcoal color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Smoky Charcoal color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Smoky Charcoal color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Smoky Charcoal color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Smoky Charcoal color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Smoky Charcoal 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 Smoky Charcoal color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Smoky Charcoal
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#3C3537
#393735
#383838
#373837
#3A3833
#3A3B35
#3E393A
#3F3939
#363737
#3B3C36
#3B3C38
#3D3334
Smoky Charcoal color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#3B3737
- RGB59, 55, 55
- CMYK0, 2, 2, 77
- CSSrgb(59, 55, 55)
- HSL0°, 4%, 22%
- HSL Precise0°, 3.509%, 22.353%
- HSV0°, 7%, 23%
- HSB0°, 7%, 23%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.231
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.216
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.216
- GLSLvec3(0.231, 0.216, 0.216)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.231, 0.216, 0.216, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.231, 0.216, 0.216)
- Percentage of Red in RGB23.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB21.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB21.6%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID3B3737
- DECIMAL ID3880759
- Name Length14
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- Counting from2025-01-01
