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#3E413E Color

#3E413E is rgb(62, 65, 62) in RGB, hsl(120, 2%, 25%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 0%, 5%, 75%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Black Olive (#3B3C36), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.06. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3E413E
HEX#3E413E
RGBrgb(62, 65, 62)
HSLhsl(120, 2%, 25%)
HSVhsv(120, 5%, 25%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 0%, 5%, 75%)
OKLCHoklch(37.1% 0.006 145.4)
LABlab(27.17% -1.81 1.38)
LCHlch(27.17% 2.27 142.70)

What #3E413E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #3E413E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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#3E413E Channel Values

How #3E413E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 62 · G 65 · B 628-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 120° · S 2% · L 25%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 120° · S 5% · V 25%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 5% · M 0% · Y 5% · K 75%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.34:1 vs white · 2.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3E413E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text10.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #3E413E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3E413E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #3E413E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #3E413E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#3E413E
Protanopia#40403E
Protanomaly#40413E
Deuteranopia#40403E
Deuteranomaly#3F403E
Tritanopia#3E4141
Tritanomaly#3E4140
Achromatopsia#404040

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Using #3E413E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-3e413e: #3E413E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3E413E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3e413e': '#3E413E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.243, green: 0.255, blue: 0.243)
Android XML<color name="color_3e413e">#3E413E</color>
SVG fillfill="#3E413E"

More Gray Colors

#3E413E sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#3E413E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3E413E?

#3E413E is a dark gray — rgb(62, 65, 62) in RGB and hsl(120, 2%, 25%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Black Olive (#3B3C36), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.06.

What is the RGB value of #3E413E?

#3E413E is rgb(62, 65, 62) — red 62, green 65, and blue 62 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3E413E?

#3E413E converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 0%, 5%, 75%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3E413E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #3E413E scores 10.34:1 against white and 2.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #3E413E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3E413E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 12.38, which is visibly different.

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