#3E4042#3E4042

#3E4042 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 37.0% C 0.004 H 247.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E4042
RGB	rgb(62, 64, 66)
HSL	hsl(210, 3%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(210, 6%, 26%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.1%, 3%, 0%, 74.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.97, -0.37, -1.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.97, 1.56, 256.11°)
OKLab	oklab(37.03% -0.0016 -0.004)
OKLCH	oklch(37.03% 0.004 247.9)
XYZ	xyz(4.8032, 5.0842, 5.8815)
Luminance	0.0508 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E4042 #42403E

analogous

#3E4242 #3E4042 #3E3E42

triadic

#3E4042 #423E40 #40423E

tetradic

#3E4042 #423E42 #42403E #3E423E

square

#3E4042 #423E42 #42403E #3E423E

split-complementary

#3E4042 #423E3E #42423E

monochromatic

#0F0F10 #202122 #3E4042 #5C5F62 #797D81

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.41

#3E4042 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.02

#3E4042 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E4042

10.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E4042	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E4042	1.00	10.41	2.02	10.41
#FFFFFF	10.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F4042

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F4042

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D4041

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e4042;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 64, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.0% 0.004 247.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#737476',
    500: '#3e4042',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e4042;
$custom-light: #737476;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e4042",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210,
    "s": 3.125,
    "l": 25.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37031,
    "c": 0.00436,
    "h": 247.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05084
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E4042

secondary

#706E6B

accent

#947BAC

background

#F6F7F7

surface

#ECEDED

border

#C7C8C8

text

#080808

muted

#7B7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E4042

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

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