#3E4640#3E4640

#3E4640 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 38.5% C 0.015 H 153.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E4640
RGB	rgb(62, 70, 64)
HSL	hsl(135, 6%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(135, 11%, 27%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.4%, 0%, 8.6%, 72.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.84, -4.65, 2.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.84, 5.28, 151.65°)
OKLab	oklab(38.48% -0.0129 0.0065)
OKLCH	oklch(38.48% 0.015 153.2)
XYZ	xyz(5.1020, 5.7745, 5.6953)
Luminance	0.0578 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E4640 #463E44

analogous

#40463E #3E4640 #3E4644

triadic

#3E4640 #403E46 #46403E

tetradic

#3E4640 #3E4046 #463E44 #46443E

square

#3E4640 #3E4046 #463E44 #46443E

split-complementary

#3E4640 #443E46 #463E40

monochromatic

#0E100F #212622 #3E4640 #5B665E #77877B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.74

#3E4640 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.16

#3E4640 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E4640

9.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E4640	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E4640	1.00	9.74	2.16	9.74
#FFFFFF	9.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#464540

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#454440

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D4644

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e4640;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 70, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.5% 0.015 153.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#737974',
    500: '#3e4640',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e4640;
$custom-light: #737974;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e4640",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 135,
    "s": 6.061,
    "l": 25.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38481,
    "c": 0.01451,
    "h": 153.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05775
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E4640

secondary

#756B72

accent

#79A2AF

background

#F6F7F7

surface

#ECEDED

border

#C7C8C8

text

#080908

muted

#7B7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E4640

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

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