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Farrow and ball Pitch Black (256) HEX code

This HEX color is commonly associated with Farrow and ball colors, especially Farrow and ball colours collection. This particular HEX color sample is often used to illustrate color named Pitch Black, the code 256 is also used for refference to this Farrow and ball color. And while HEX (RGB) representation of "real world" colors is not the most accurate choice, we can still use this visual sample as a point of refference for personal research or comparison. The information below should be useful to distinguish common colors between different tints, shades, standards and manufacturers.

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HEX Code:#3B3938
HEX Color name:  (?)
RGB Decimal:59, 57, 56
RGB Float:0.231, 0.224, 0.22
CMYK Percentage:0, 3, 5, 77
HSL:20,3,23
LAB:24,1,1
LRV (?) :4.10%
Farrow and ball Pitch Black (256) represented in HEX code #3B3938
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Australian Standard AS2700 / #423A35 / IRONBARK (X63)
BS 2660 Colours for building and decorative paints / #333E45 / Blue Grey (BS2660-9098)
British Standard BS 381C:1996 / #282B2F / Night (BS381C-642)
BS4800-5252 for colour-coordination in building construction / #36312D / Saracen (04-B-25)
Jotun paint colour catalogue / #403E3B / BLACK (0099)
Munsell Color System / #3A3533 / 10yr 2/1
NCS 1950 Index colur chart / #41403E / S 8000-N
AMS Standard 595a / #383939 / Interior aircraft black / Camouflage (37031)
Behr paint / #383636 / Black Out (N510-7)
Benjamin Moore paint colours / #3A3837 / Black Beauty (2128-10)
Dulux color palette / #3F3934 / TUDOR BROWN
Dulux Trade Paints / #3F3F3F / Night jewels 1 / Rich black (00NN 05/000)
Dunn-Edwards perfect palette / #3B3A3A / Black (DEA187)
Dutch Boy paint colors / #3A393A / Top Hat (1-R-4)
Farrow and ball colours / #3B3938 / Pitch Black (256)
Federal Standard 595c / #373838 / International black / Navy black #3 / ANA 604 (37038)
Hallman Lindsay paints / #3A3B3B / Black Licorice (529)
Isomat color system / #433D43 / LPN 2976
Kelly Moore paint colors / #3C3B3C / Kitty Kitty (KM3792-5)
Kilz paint colors / #383938 / Mystic Black (TB-39)
Little Greene paint colors / #3B3B3B / Black jack (LG 119)
Matthews Paint Colors / #3B3F41 / Cessna Black Met. (MP19925)
PPG Pittsburgh Paints Colors / #414040 / Black Magic (1001-7)
Sherwin-Williams paint colors / #373A3A / Greenblack (SW 6994)
Tikkurila paint colours / #3C3C3C / Indian ink (Y498)
Trumatch paint colors / #55372B / Trumatch 50-a7 (50-a7)
Valspar Paint Colors / #3F4043 / Dark Kettle Black (4011-2)
Vista paint colors / #383A39 / Contessa's Cape (K-808)
Pantone CMYK Color Guide / #3E3B39 / PANTONE P 170-16 C
Pantone Metallics / #453C37 / PANTONE 8624 C
Pantone Premium Metallics Coated / #373432 / PANTONE 10399 C
Pantone Solid Coated / #373534 / PANTONE Black 7 C
Pantone Solid Uncoated / #514F4E / PANTONE Hexachrome Black U
RAL Classic / #3E3B3A / Black brown (RAL 8022)
RAL Design / #3A3A3A / RAL 000 25 00
Sikkens 4041 Color concept / #3E3536 / A0.05.15
Sikkens 5051 Color concept / #3D3F41 / T3.04.12
Tiger Drylac / #3C3C3C / 138/80010