#3E4048#3E4048

#3E4048 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 37.3% C 0.014 H 274.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E4048
RGB	rgb(62, 64, 72)
HSL	hsl(228, 7%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(228, 14%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.9%, 11.1%, 0%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.18, 1.08, -5.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.18, 5.25, 281.91°)
OKLab	oklab(37.26% 0.0011 -0.0139)
OKLCH	oklch(37.26% 0.014 274.5)
XYZ	xyz(4.9894, 5.1587, 6.8625)
Luminance	0.0516 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E4048 #48463E

analogous

#3E4548 #3E4048 #413E48

triadic

#3E4048 #483E40 #40483E

tetradic

#3E4048 #483E45 #48463E #3E4841

square

#3E4048 #483E45 #48463E #3E4841

split-complementary

#3E4048 #48413E #45483E

monochromatic

#0E0F10 #222327 #3E4048 #5A5D69 #777B8A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.34

#3E4048 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.03

#3E4048 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E4048

10.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E4048	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E4048	1.00	10.34	2.03	10.34
#FFFFFF	10.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E4148

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D4048

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C4143

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e4048;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 64, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.3% 0.014 274.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73747b',
    500: '#3e4048',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e4048;
$custom-light: #73747b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e4048",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228,
    "s": 7.463,
    "l": 26.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37264,
    "c": 0.0139,
    "h": 274.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.05159
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E4048

secondary

#77746B

accent

#A577B1

background

#F6F7F7

surface

#ECEDED

border

#C7C8C8

text

#080809

muted

#7B7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E4048

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

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