#3E4A4E

Accessibility

AAA

9.15:1

Vs white / black

9.15:1 · 2.29:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#3e4a4e

RGB

rgb(62, 74, 78)

RGBA

rgba(62, 74, 78, 1)

HSL

hsl(195, 11%, 27%)

HSLA

hsla(195, 11%, 27%, 1)

HSV

hsv(195, 21%, 31%)

LAB

lab(30.57% -3.78 -3.99)

LCH

lch(30.57% 5.5 226.55)

OKLAB

oklab(0.4 -0.0129 -0.0108)

OKLCH

oklch(0.4 0.0168 219.94)

XYZ

xyz(5.81, 6.47, 8.15)

CMYK

cmyk(21%, 5%, 0%, 69%)

CSS

color: #3e4a4e;

CSS variable

--color-3e4a4e: #3e4a4e;

SCSS

$color-3e4a4e: #3e4a4e;

JavaScript

const color = "#3e4a4e";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#3e4a4e";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#3e4a4e" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#3e4a4e", "rgb": { "r": 62, "g": 74, "b": 78 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.4 0.0168 219.94)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#3e4a4e-1: #3e4a4e;
}

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 6.56 · #404040

Nearest CSS named color

DarkSlateGray

Very different · ΔE 7.97 · #2F4F4F

Nearest Material color

blue-grey-800

Noticeably different · ΔE 2.54 · #37474F

Nearest Bootstrap color

dark

Very different · ΔE 12.12 · #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.

50e7f9ff 100daebf1 200c7d8dd 300b0c1c7 40094a5aa 50079898f 600647378 7004d5c61 80038464b 900243236 950101d21

Palette

Tints & shades

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

eff0f0 dfe1e2 cfd2d3 bfc3c4 afb4b5 9fa5a7 8e9598 7e8689 6e777a 5e686c 4e595d 3e4a4e 394448 343e41 2f383b 293134 242b2d 1f2527 1a1f21 15191a 101314 0a0c0d 050607

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

eff0f0 dfe1e2 cfd2d3 bfc3c4 afb4b5 9fa5a7 8e9598 7e8689 6e777a 5e686c 4e595d

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

394448 343e41 2f383b 293134 242b2d 1f2527 1a1f21 15191a 101314 0a0c0d 050607

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

444f52 495356 4f585b 545c5f 5a6163 5f6567 656a6b 6a6e6f 707374 757778 7b7c7c

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#3E4A4EStop 1 #4C413DStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#3D4C49Stop 1 #3E4A4EStop 2 #3D414CStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#3E4A4EStop 1 #4C3D49Stop 2 #494C3DStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#3E4A4EStop 1 #4C3D41Stop 2 #4C493DStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#2D3639Stop 1 #4F5E63Stop 2 #71878EStop 3 #9CABB0Stop 4 #C6CFD2Stop 5

Using this color

Where #3e4a4e works

#3E4A4E (#3e4a4e) sits in the blue grey family at about 195° hue, 11% saturation, and 27% lightness. Contrast is 9.15:1 on white and 2.29:1 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, #3e4a4e is 2.29:1. 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: Calm professionalism with cool neutrality. Excellent for dashboards and docs. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Blue 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 Blue Grey 800#37474F Material Blue Grey 700#455A64 Material Grey 800#424242 Tailwind neutral 700#404040 Tailwind neutral 600#525252 Dracula Orchid#2D3436 Tailwind gray 600#4B5563 Tailwind zinc 700#3F3F46 Tailwind gray 700#374151 Material Blue Grey 900#263238 DarkSlateGray#2F4F4F Wet Asphalt#34495E