#3F4E4E — Night Watch Color · Hex, RGB & Palettes

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#3F4E4E

≈ Night Watch

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On white

8.71:1

Passes AAA

On black

2.01:1

Fails AA

Best text on this color

Aa#FFFFFF(8.71:1)

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Hue180°Saturation19%Brightness31%

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Normal vision#3F4E4E

Protanopia#4C4C4E

Deuteranopia#494A4E

Tritanopia#3A4F4E

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Colors that go with Night Watch

Night Watch is an easy neutral to build around — combine it with a single saturated accent to give a neutral scheme a focal point, plus a tint or shade of itself for depth.

Chinotto#4E3F3F Pitch Black#4E3F47 Whiskey And Wine#4E473F Deep Forest#3F4E47 Snowflake#E9ECEC Wet Concrete#363A3A

Closest named, CSS & systems

Colour nameNight Watch#3C4F4EΔE 1.8 CSS nameDarkslategray#2F4F4FΔE 5.5 Web-safe#333333#333333ΔE 10.9

Pantone & RAL matches are coming soon — those libraries aren't openly licensed for redistribution.

Night Watch — meaning & where to use it

Night Watch is a deep, shadowy neutral — calm, versatile and understated. It works well for backgrounds, typography and minimalist, editorial layouts where colour should recede. Pair it with a single saturated accent to give a neutral scheme a focal point.

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