#3E4442#3E4442

#3E4442 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 38.0% C 0.009 H 173.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E4442
RGB	rgb(62, 68, 66)
HSL	hsl(160, 5%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(160, 9%, 27%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.8%, 0%, 2.9%, 73.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.25, -2.93, 0.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.25, 2.96, 172.98°)
OKLab	oklab(38.04% -0.0086 0.0009)
OKLCH	oklch(38.04% 0.009 173.9)
XYZ	xyz(5.0369, 5.5517, 5.9594)
Luminance	0.0555 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E4442 #443E40

analogous

#3E443F #3E4442 #3E4344

triadic

#3E4442 #423E44 #44423E

tetradic

#3E4442 #3F3E44 #443E40 #43443E

square

#3E4442 #3F3E44 #443E40 #43443E

split-complementary

#3E4442 #443E43 #443F3E

monochromatic

#0F1010 #212423 #3E4442 #5B6461 #788480

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.95

#3E4442 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.11

#3E4442 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E4442

9.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E4442	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E4442	1.00	9.95	2.11	9.95
#FFFFFF	9.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#444342

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#424242

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D4443

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e4442;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 68, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.0% 0.009 173.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#737776',
    500: '#3e4442',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e4442;
$custom-light: #737776;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e4442",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 160,
    "s": 4.615,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38039,
    "c": 0.00861,
    "h": 173.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05552
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E4442

secondary

#726B6E

accent

#7A8BAE

background

#F6F7F7

surface

#ECEDED

border

#C7C8C8

text

#080808

muted

#7B7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E4442

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

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