#3E4E42 · near Graphite

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#3E4E42 (RGB 62, 78, 66) is a dark, nearly neutral gray, closest to Graphite and near Charcoal and Spruce. Gray suggests neutrality and balance; it lets other colors lead, which makes #3E4E42 a natural choice for text, borders and interface chrome. It appears in 3 ColorSwoop palettes. In OKLCH it has 41% lightness and 0.03 chroma at hue 153°.

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HEX#3E4E42
RGBrgb(62, 78, 66)
HSLhsl(135, 11%, 27%)
CMYK21, 0, 15, 69
CSS var--graphite
Contrast8.85:1 white · 2.37:1 black

Similar named colors

Graphite #4B4B4BCharcoal #36454FSpruce #2C5E4EIron #3B3F42Juniper #3A5F4B

How to use #3E4E42

White text passes WCAG AA on #3E4E42 (8.85:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #3E4E42 with its analogous neighbors #414C3D and #3D4C49; for contrast use its complement #4C3D49 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--graphite: #3E4E42;

Color card

#3E4E42 hex color card: near Graphite, RGB 62, 78, 66
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Shades & tints

#0C100D#191F1A#252F28#323E35#3E4E42#657168#8B958E#B2B8B3#D8DCD9

Color harmonies for #3E4E42

Complementary

#3E4E42#4C3D49

Analogous

#3E4E42#414C3D#3D4C49

Triadic

#3E4E42#413D4C#4C413D

Split complementary

#3E4E42#493D4C#4C3D41

Tetradic

#3E4E42#3D414C#4C3D49#4C493D

Palettes with #3E4E42