#3E4448#3E4448

#3E4448 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 38.3% C 0.010 H 236.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E4448
RGB	rgb(62, 68, 72)
HSL	hsl(204, 7%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(204, 14%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.9%, 5.6%, 0%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.45, -1.50, -3.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.45, 3.58, 245.32°)
OKLab	oklab(38.26% -0.0057 -0.0088)
OKLCH	oklch(38.26% 0.01 236.8)
XYZ	xyz(5.2232, 5.6262, 6.9404)
Luminance	0.0563 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E4448 #48423E

analogous

#3E4847 #3E4448 #3E3F48

triadic

#3E4448 #483E44 #44483E

tetradic

#3E4448 #473E48 #48423E #3F483E

square

#3E4448 #473E48 #48423E #3F483E

split-complementary

#3E4448 #483E3F #48473E

monochromatic

#0E1010 #222527 #3E4448 #5A6369 #77828A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.88

#3E4448 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.13

#3E4448 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E4448

9.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E4448	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E4448	1.00	9.88	2.13	9.88
#FFFFFF	9.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#424448

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#414348

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C4545

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e4448;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 68, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.3% 0.010 236.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73777a',
    500: '#3e4448',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e4448;
$custom-light: #73777a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e4448",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204,
    "s": 7.463,
    "l": 26.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38259,
    "c": 0.01048,
    "h": 236.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.05626
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E4448

secondary

#77706B

accent

#8E77B1

background

#F6F7F7

surface

#ECEDED

border

#C7C8C8

text

#080809

muted

#7B7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E4448

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

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