#3B3B3B · near Iron

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#3B3B3B (RGB 59, 59, 59) is a dark, nearly neutral gray, closest to Iron and near Onyx and Taupe. Gray suggests neutrality and balance; it lets other colors lead, which makes #3B3B3B a natural choice for text, borders and interface chrome. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 35% lightness and 0.00 chroma at hue 0°.

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HEX#3B3B3B
RGBrgb(59, 59, 59)
HSLhsl(0, 0%, 23%)
CMYK0, 0, 0, 77
CSS var--iron
Contrast11.2:1 white · 1.87:1 black

Similar named colors

Iron #3B3F42Onyx #353839Taupe #483C32Jet #343434Gunmetal #2A3439

How to use #3B3B3B

White text passes WCAG AA on #3B3B3B (11.2:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #3B3B3B with its analogous neighbors #3B3B3B and #3B3B3B; for contrast use its complement #3B3B3B as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--iron: #3B3B3B;

Color card

#3B3B3B hex color card: near Iron, RGB 59, 59, 59
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Shades & tints

#0C0C0C#181818#232323#2F2F2F#3B3B3B#626262#898989#B1B1B1#D8D8D8

Color harmonies for #3B3B3B

Complementary

#3B3B3B#3B3B3B

Analogous

#3B3B3B#3B3B3B#3B3B3B

Triadic

#3B3B3B#3B3B3B#3B3B3B

Split complementary

#3B3B3B#3B3B3B#3B3B3B

Tetradic

#3B3B3B#3B3B3B#3B3B3B#3B3B3B

Palettes with #3B3B3B