#3E4844

Accessibility

AAA

9.48:1

Vs white / black

9.48:1 · 2.22:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#3e4844

RGB

rgb(62, 72, 68)

RGBA

rgba(62, 72, 68, 1)

HSL

hsl(156, 7%, 26%)

HSLA

hsla(156, 7%, 26%, 1)

HSV

hsv(156, 14%, 28%)

LAB

lab(29.6% -4.98 1.03)

LCH

lch(29.6% 5.09 168.31)

OKLAB

oklab(0.3913 -0.0144 0.0027)

OKLCH

oklch(0.3913 0.0147 169.38)

XYZ

xyz(5.35, 6.08, 6.36)

CMYK

cmyk(14%, 0%, 6%, 72%)

CSS

color: #3e4844;

CSS variable

--color-3e4844: #3e4844;

SCSS

$color-3e4844: #3e4844;

JavaScript

const color = "#3e4844";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#3e4844";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#3e4844" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#3e4844", "rgb": { "r": 62, "g": 72, "b": 68 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.3913 0.0147 169.38)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#3e4844-1: #3e4844;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

neutral-700

Very different · ΔE 6.72 · #404040

Nearest CSS named color

DarkSlateGray

Very different · ΔE 7.52 · #2F4F4F

Nearest Material color

grey-800

Very different · ΔE 6.57 · #424242

Nearest Bootstrap color

dark

Very different · ΔE 12.67 · #212529

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50e9faf3 100dcece6 200c8d9d2 300b2c2bb 40096a69f 5007b8a84 60065746e 7004f5d57 800394742 90025322d 950111e19

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

eff0ef dfe1e0 cfd1d0 bfc2c1 afb3b1 9fa4a2 8e9492 7e8582 6e7673 5e6763 4e5754 3e4844 39423e 343c39 2f3633 29302d 242a28 1f2422 1a1e1c 151817 101211 0a0c0b 050606

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

eff0ef dfe1e0 cfd1d0 bfc2c1 afb3b1 9fa4a2 8e9492 7e8582 6e7673 5e6763 4e5754

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

39423e 343c39 2f3633 29302d 242a28 1f2422 1a1e1c 151817 101211 0a0c0b 050606

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

444d49 49514e 4f5653 545b58 5a5f5d 5f6462 656967 6a6d6c 707271 757776 7b7b7b

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#3E4844Stop 1 #473E41Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#3E473FStop 1 #3E4844Stop 2 #3E4647Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#3E4844Stop 1 #433E47Stop 2 #47433EStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#3E4844Stop 1 #473E46Stop 2 #473F3EStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#2F3734Stop 1 #535F5AStop 2 #778881Stop 3 #A0ACA7Stop 4 #C8D0CDStop 5

Using this color

Where #3e4844 works

#3E4844 (#3e4844) sits in the grey family at about 156° hue, 7% saturation, and 26% lightness. Contrast is 9.48:1 on white and 2.22:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: neutral-700 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on a white canvas

On a black or near-black UI, #3e4844 is 2.22:1. Prefer it as a fill, border, or large heading rather than 16px copy.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Neutrality, balance, and modernity. Essential for UI chrome, typography, and systems. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Grey range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Material Grey 800#424242 Tailwind neutral 700#404040 Material Blue Grey 800#37474F DarkSlateGray#2F4F4F Dracula Orchid#2D3436 Tailwind neutral 600#525252 Tailwind stone 700#44403C Web Safe #333333#333333 Tailwind stone 600#57534E Material Blue Grey 900#263238 Material Blue Grey 700#455A64 Tailwind zinc 700#3F3F46