#3F3A3E

Accessibility

AAA

11.13:1

Vs white / black

11.13:1 · 1.89:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#3f3a3e

RGB

rgb(63, 58, 62)

RGBA

rgba(63, 58, 62, 1)

HSL

hsl(312, 4%, 24%)

HSLA

hsla(312, 4%, 24%, 1)

HSV

hsv(312, 8%, 25%)

LAB

lab(25.05% 3.04 -1.69)

LCH

lch(25.05% 3.48 330.93)

OKLAB

oklab(0.355 0.0085 -0.0045)

OKLCH

oklch(0.355 0.0096 332.1)

XYZ

xyz(4.43, 4.43, 5.18)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8%, 2%, 75%)

CSS

color: #3f3a3e;

CSS variable

--color-3f3a3e: #3f3a3e;

SCSS

$color-3f3a3e: #3f3a3e;

JavaScript

const color = "#3f3a3e";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#3f3a3e";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#3f3a3e" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#3f3a3e", "rgb": { "r": 63, "g": 58, "b": 62 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.355 0.0096 332.1)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#3f3a3e-1: #3f3a3e;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

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

Nearest Tailwind color

zinc-700

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.38 · #3F3F46

Nearest CSS named color

DimGray

Very different · ΔE 16.47 · #696969

Nearest Material color

grey-800

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.89 · #424242

Nearest Bootstrap color

dark

Very different · ΔE 9.26 · #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.

50fef0fb 100f0e3ee 200ddd0da 300c6b9c3 400a99da7 5008e828c 600776c75 70060555e 8004a4048 900352b34 95020171f

Palette

Tints & shades

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

efefef dfdedf cfcecf bfbdbf afadaf 9f9d9f 8f8c8e 7f7c7e 6f6b6e 5f5b5e 4f4a4e 3f3a3e 3a3539 353034 2f2c2f 2a2729 252224 201d1f 1a181a 151315 100f10 0a0a0a 050505

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

efefef dfdedf cfcecf bfbdbf afadaf 9f9d9f 8f8c8e 7f7c7e 6f6b6e 5f5b5e 4f4a4e

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

3a3539 353034 2f2c2f 2a2729 252224 201d1f 1a181a 151315 100f10 0a0a0a 050505

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

444044 4a4649 4f4c4f 555154 5a575a 605d5f 656365 6a696a 706f70 757475 7b7a7b

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#3F3A3EStop 1 #3B403CStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#3E3B40Stop 1 #3F3A3EStop 2 #403B3CStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#3F3A3EStop 1 #3F403BStop 2 #3B3F40Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#3F3A3EStop 1 #3C403BStop 2 #3B403EStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#353134Stop 1 #5D565BStop 2 #857A83Stop 3 #A9A2A8Stop 4 #CECACDStop 5

Using this color

Where #3f3a3e works

#3F3A3E (#3f3a3e) sits in the grey family at about 312° hue, 4% saturation, and 24% lightness. Contrast is 11.13:1 on white and 1.89:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: zinc-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, #3f3a3e is 1.89:1. 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

Tailwind zinc 700#3F3F46 Tailwind neutral 700#404040 Material Grey 800#424242 Web Safe #333333#333333 Tailwind stone 700#44403C Tailwind zinc 800#27272A Tailwind stone 800#292524 Tailwind neutral 800#262626 Dracula Orchid#2D3436 Tailwind zinc 600#52525B Tailwind neutral 600#525252 Tailwind gray 700#374151