#3a4048 Color Information

#3a4048 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #3a4048. In RGB, it consists of 22.7% Red, 25.1% Green, and 28.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 19.4% Cyan, 11.1% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 71.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 214.3°, with saturation of 10.8% and lightness of 25.5%. The decimal value for #3a4048 is 3817544, and its nearest "web safe" color is #333333. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #3a4048 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#3a4048 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color58, 64, 72 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color22.7%, 25.1%, 28.2% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.773, 0.749, 0.718 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.194, 0.111, 0, 0.718 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color214.3°, 10.8%, 25.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color214.3°, 19.4%, 28.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color4.748, 5.034, 6.852 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color58, 62, 72 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code3817544 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color26.832, -0.475, -5.705 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)26.832, 5.724, 265.238 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color26.832, -3.300, -6.604 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color22.437, -1.492, -2.401 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.285, 0.303, 5.034 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4282007624 / 0xff3a4048 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#333333 Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #3a4048

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #3a4048, its pure hue is 214.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 10.8%, and its lightness is 25.5%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #3a4048, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #070809 to #33383f.

Tints of #3a4048

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #3a4048, its pure hue is 214.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 10.8%, and its lightness is 25.5%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #3a4048, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #53585f to #e6e7e8.

Tones of #3a4048

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #3a4048, its pure hue is 214.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 10.8%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #3a4048, which range from #414141 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #003882 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #3a4048

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #3a4048! For #3a4048, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #3a4048. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #3a4048

This color, #3a4048, consists of 22.7% Red, 25.1% Green, and 28.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 58, Green = 64, Blue = 72. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #3a4048 is 19.4% Cyan, 11.1% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 71.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R22.7%
C19.4%
G25.1%
M11.1%
B28.2%
Y0.0%
K71.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 58 64 72
Octal 72 100 110
Hexa #3a #40 #48
Binary 00111010 01000000 01001000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 19 11 0 71
Octal 23 13 0 107
Hexa #13 #0b #00 #47
Binary 00010011 00001011 00000000 01000111

Analogous Colors of #3a4048

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #3a4048 — which has hue 214.3° — its analogous colors are located at 184.3° and 244.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #3a4048.

Triadic Colors of #3a4048

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #3a4048 — which has hue 214.3° — its triadic colors are located at 94.3° and 334.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #3a4048.

Complementary Color of #3a4048

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #3a4048 — which has hue 214.3° — its complementary color is located at 34.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #3a4048.

Split Complementary Colors of #3a4048

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #3a4048 — which has hue 214.3° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 4.3° and 214.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #3a4048.

Tetradic Colors of #3a4048

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #3a4048 — which has hue 214.3° — its tetradic colors are located at 124.3°, 214.3°, 304.3°, and 34.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #3a4048.

Monochromatic Colors of #3a4048

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #3a4048, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #1f2022 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #525f71 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #3a4048

We want to make getting started with #3a4048 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #3a4048 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #3a4048 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #3a4048 with other HTML elements.

#3a4048 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #3a4048.
<span style="color: #3a4048;">The color of this text is #3a4048.</span>

#3a4048 Background Color

The background color for this text is #3a4048.
<div style="background-color: #3a4048; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #3a4048.</div>

#3a4048 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #3a4048.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #3a4048;">This color for the shadow of this text is #3a4048.</span>

#3a4048 Border Color

This is a div with border color #3a4048.
<div style="border: #3a4048 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #3a4048.</div>

#3a4048 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #3a4048 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #3a4048; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #3a4048 on a white background.</div></div>

#3a4048 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #3a4048 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #3a4048; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #3a4048 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #3a4048 to White

This is a gradient from #3a4048 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#3a4048,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#3a4048,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#3a4048,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#3a4048,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #3a4048 to white.</div>

Gradient from #3a4048 to Black

This is a gradient from #3a4048 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#3a4048,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#3a4048,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#3a4048,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#3a4048,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #3a4048 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #3a4048

In addition to using #3a4048 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #3a4048 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #3a4048, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 58, Green = 64, Blue = 72). If you need details about the color coordinates of #3a4048 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #3a4048
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(58, 64, 72)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #3a4048; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #3a4048; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #3a4048; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(58, 64, 72);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#3a4048")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:58, green:64, blue:72, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:58 green:64 blue:72 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(58f, 64f, 72f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(58, 64, 72);
 

#3a4048 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #3a4048 the same way. For those with color blindness, #3a4048 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #3a4048 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #3a4048 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #3a4048 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #3a4048 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #3a4048 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 10.5:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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