#3A4240#3A4240

#3A4240 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 37.1% C 0.011 H 179.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3A4240
RGB	rgb(58, 66, 64)
HSL	hsl(165, 6%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(165, 12%, 26%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.1%, 0%, 3%, 74.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.20, -3.77, 0.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.20, 3.77, 178.54°)
OKLab	oklab(37.1% -0.0111 0.0002)
OKLCH	oklch(37.1% 0.011 179)
XYZ	xyz(4.6183, 5.1661, 5.6033)
Luminance	0.0517 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3A4240 #423A3C

analogous

#3A423C #3A4240 #3A4042

triadic

#3A4240 #403A42 #42403A

tetradic

#3A4240 #3C3A42 #423A3C #40423A

square

#3A4240 #3C3A42 #423A3C #40423A

split-complementary

#3A4240 #423A40 #423C3A

monochromatic

#0E1010 #1D2120 #3A4240 #576360 #73837F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.33

#3A4240 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.03

#3A4240 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3A4240

10.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3A4240	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3A4240	1.00	10.33	2.03	10.33
#FFFFFF	10.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#414140

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#404040

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#384241

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3a4240;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(58, 66, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.1% 0.011 179.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#707674',
    500: '#3a4240',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3a4240;
$custom-light: #707674;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3a4240",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 58,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 165,
    "s": 6.452,
    "l": 24.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37103,
    "c": 0.0111,
    "h": 179
  },
  "luminance": 0.05166
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3A4240

secondary

#716769

accent

#7886B0

background

#F6F7F7

surface

#ECEDED

border

#C7C8C8

text

#070808

muted

#7A7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #3A4240

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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