#3E4440#3E4440

#3E4440 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 38.0% C 0.010 H 156.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E4440
RGB	rgb(62, 68, 64)
HSL	hsl(140, 5%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(140, 9%, 27%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.8%, 0%, 5.9%, 73.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.19, -3.39, 1.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.19, 3.74, 155.11°)
OKLab	oklab(37.97% -0.0095 0.0041)
OKLCH	oklch(37.97% 0.01 156.7)
XYZ	xyz(4.9790, 5.5285, 5.6543)
Luminance	0.0553 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E4440 #443E42

analogous

#3F443E #3E4440 #3E4443

triadic

#3E4440 #403E44 #44403E

tetradic

#3E4440 #3E3F44 #443E42 #44433E

square

#3E4440 #3E3F44 #443E42 #44433E

split-complementary

#3E4440 #433E44 #443E3F

monochromatic

#0F100F #212422 #3E4440 #5B645E #78847C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.97

#3E4440 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.11

#3E4440 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E4440

9.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E4440	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E4440	1.00	9.97	2.11	9.97
#FFFFFF	9.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#444340

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#434240

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D4443

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e4440;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 68, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.0% 0.010 156.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#737774',
    500: '#3e4440',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e4440;
$custom-light: #737774;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e4440",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 140,
    "s": 4.615,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37969,
    "c": 0.01038,
    "h": 156.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05529
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E4440

secondary

#726B70

accent

#7A9DAE

background

#F6F7F7

surface

#ECEDED

border

#C7C8C8

text

#080808

muted

#7B7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E4440

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

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