Information about #3E3238 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#3E3238 presents itself as a softly toned romantic rose — one that leans clearly toward the dark side. In practice it works well for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Disappearing Purple (#3F313A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Caffeine (#3C3135) and Half Barbecue (#3C3537).
In RGB terms — rgb(62, 50, 56) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #3E3238 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 12.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.7:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:76) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #3E3238 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#3E3238 color variations
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#3E3238 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#3E3238 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#3E3238 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#3E3238 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#3E3238 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #3E3238 color
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Nearest named colors to #3E3238
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#3F313A
#3C3135
#3C3537
#3D3334
#42333A
#413639
#3B3737
#413839
#3F3939
#3E393A
#43373A
#393735
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#3E3238
- RGB62, 50, 56
- CMYK0, 5, 2, 76
- CSSrgb(62, 50, 56)
- HSL330°, 11%, 22%
- HSL Precise330°, 10.714%, 21.961%
- HSV330°, 19%, 24%
- HSB330°, 19%, 24%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.243
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.196
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.220
- GLSLvec3(0.243, 0.196, 0.220)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.243, 0.196, 0.220, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.243, 0.196, 0.220)
- Percentage of Red in RGB24.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB19.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB22%
- Color FamilyRose
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID3E3238
- DECIMAL ID4076088
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
