#3E5252#3E5252

#3E5252 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.025 H 196.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E5252
RGB	rgb(62, 82, 82)
HSL	hsl(180, 14%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(180, 24%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.4%, 0%, 0%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.28, -7.67, -2.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.28, 8.08, 198.25°)
OKLab	oklab(42.19% -0.0237 -0.0069)
OKLCH	oklch(42.19% 0.025 196.2)
XYZ	xyz(6.5264, 7.6677, 9.1171)
Luminance	0.0767 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E5252 #523E3E

analogous

#3E5248 #3E5252 #3E4852

triadic

#3E5252 #523E52 #52523E

tetradic

#3E5252 #483E52 #523E3E #48523E

square

#3E5252 #483E52 #523E3E #48523E

split-complementary

#3E5252 #523E48 #52483E

monochromatic

#0D1111 #242F2F #3E5252 #587575 #749696

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.29

#3E5252 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.53

#3E5252 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E5252

8.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E5252	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E5252	1.00	8.29	2.53	8.29
#FFFFFF	8.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F5052

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B4D52

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#385352

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e5252;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 82, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.025 196.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#748282',
    500: '#3e5252',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e5252;
$custom-light: #748282;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e5252",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 13.889,
    "l": 28.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42194,
    "c": 0.02471,
    "h": 196.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07668
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E5252

secondary

#816A6A

accent

#7171B7

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEEEE

border

#C8C9C9

text

#080A0A

muted

#7B7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E5252

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

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