#3E4040#3E4040

#3E4040 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 37.0% C 0.003 H 197.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E4040
RGB	rgb(62, 64, 64)
HSL	hsl(180, 2%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(180, 3%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.1%, 0%, 0%, 74.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.91, -0.84, -0.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.91, 0.89, 199.23°)
OKLab	oklab(36.96% -0.0026 -0.0008)
OKLCH	oklch(36.96% 0.003 197)
XYZ	xyz(4.7452, 5.0611, 5.5764)
Luminance	0.0506 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E4040 #403E3E

analogous

#3E403F #3E4040 #3E3F40

triadic

#3E4040 #403E40 #40403E

tetradic

#3E4040 #3F3E40 #403E3E #3F403E

square

#3E4040 #3F3E40 #403E3E #3F403E

split-complementary

#3E4040 #403E3F #403F3E

monochromatic

#0F1010 #202121 #3E4040 #5C5F5F #7A7E7E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.44

#3E4040 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.01

#3E4040 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E4040

10.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E4040	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E4040	1.00	10.44	2.01	10.44
#FFFFFF	10.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#404040

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F3F40

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D4040

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e4040;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 64, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.0% 0.003 197.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#737474',
    500: '#3e4040',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e4040;
$custom-light: #737474;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e4040",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 1.587,
    "l": 24.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36958,
    "c": 0.0027,
    "h": 197
  },
  "luminance": 0.05061
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E4040

secondary

#6E6C6C

accent

#7D7DAB

background

#F6F7F7

surface

#ECEDED

border

#C7C8C8

text

#080808

muted

#7B7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E4040

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

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