Information about #3E3A40 color

#3E3A40 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#3E3A40 falls into the Violet Color Family — Desaturated, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(62, 58, 64) — 24.3% red, 22.7% green, 25.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 2 / 0 / 75. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #3E3A40 reads as a softly muted balanced grey tone and stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Ship Grey (#3E3A44). Slightly further away sit Baltic Sea (#3C3D3E) and Rockstar (#3D3A3C).

In RGB terms — rgb(62, 58, 64) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 11.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.9:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:75) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #3E3A40 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#3E3A40 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#3E3A40 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#3E3A40 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#3E3A40 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#3E3A40 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#3E3A40 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.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#3A403B
Rusty Storeroom

#3A403B

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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.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#403B3A
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Nearest named colors to #3E3A40

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Ship Grey color link
Ship Grey

#3E3A44

Baltic Sea color link
Baltic Sea

#3C3D3E

Rockstar color link
Rockstar

#3D3A3C

Fuscous Grey color link
Fuscous Grey

#3C3B3C

Gravity color link
Gravity

#3D4040

Black Sheep color link
Black Sheep

#3E393A

Iridium color link
Iridium

#3D3C3A

Black Marlin color link
Black Marlin

#383740

Eclipse color link
Eclipse

#3F3939

Charcoal Grey color link
Charcoal Grey

#3C4142

Black Cat color link
Black Cat

#413839

Chocolate Lounge color link
Chocolate Lounge

#453C43

#3E3A40 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3E3A40
  • RGB62, 58, 64
  • CMYK1, 2, 0, 75
  • CSSrgb(62, 58, 64)
  • HSL280°, 5%, 24%
  • HSL Precise280°, 4.918%, 23.922%
  • HSV280°, 9%, 25%
  • HSB280°, 9%, 25%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.243
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.227
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • GLSLvec3(0.243, 0.227, 0.251)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.243, 0.227, 0.251, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.243, 0.227, 0.251)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB24.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB22.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID3E3A40
  • DECIMAL ID4078144
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers333 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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