#3e303b

Color #3e303b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 14.02 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 3.2

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#3e303b

RGB

rgb(62, 48, 59)

HSL

hsl(312.9, 12.7%, 21.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(312.9, 22.6%, 24.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 22.6%, 4.8%, 75.7%)

LAB

lab(21.78, 8.63, -4.53)

LCH

lch(21.78, 9.75, 332.3)

OKLCH

oklch(32.9%, 0.0272, 333.62)

HWB

hwb(312.9, 18.8%, 75.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#303e33

Analogous

#3a303e

#3e303b

#3e3034

Triadic

#3e303b

#3b3e30

#303b3e

Split-complementary

#3e303b

#343e30

#303e3a

Tetradic

#3e303b

#3e3330

#303e33

#303b3e

Square

#3e303b

#3e3a30

#303e33

#30343e

Shades

Color #3e303b mixed toward black.

#342831

#292027

#1f181e

#151014

#0a080a

Tints

Color #3e303b mixed toward white.

#644d5f

#896a83

#a88ea2

#c5b4c1

#e2d9e0

Tones

Color #3e303b mixed toward gray.

#3d313a

#3c323a

#3b3439

#393538

#383638

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.69:1

White text reads better on this background (12.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#383839 · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#393a38 · ΔE 12.7

Tritanopia

#3d3736 · ΔE 8.5

Achromatopsia

#343434 · ΔE 10.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #3e303b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3e303b]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#3e303b (#3e303b) is rgb(62, 48, 59) in RGB.

No, #3e303b is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #3e303b, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast