Information about #3E424F color

#3E424F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #3E424F belongs to the Blue Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(62, 66, 79) (24.3% red, 25.9% green, 31% blue), or CMYK 7 / 5 / 0 / 69 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained blue, #3E424F holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Catwalk (#3D3E4C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Soft Charcoal (#3E414A) and Arsenic (#3B444B).

In RGB terms — rgb(62, 66, 79) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #3E424F background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 10.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.1:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:69) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#3E424F color variations

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

#3E424F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#3E424F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#3E424F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#3E424F 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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#3E424F 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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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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#3F4B50
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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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#503F43
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#43503F
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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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#4C3F50
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#43503F
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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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#503F4B
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#3F5043
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Nearest named colors to #3E424F

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

Soft Charcoal color link
Soft Charcoal

#3E414A

Catwalk color link
Catwalk

#3D3E4C

Arsenic color link
Arsenic

#3B444B

Rhino color link
Rhino

#3D4653

Metallic Gunmetal color link
Metallic Gunmetal

#41474E

Skywater color link
Skywater

#404653

Warlord color link
Warlord

#45404F

Mollusc color link
Mollusc

#43464B

Matte Charcoal color link
Matte Charcoal

#3B4248

New Denim Blue color link
New Denim Blue

#394149

Liquid Metal color link
Liquid Metal

#3E4147

Limed Spruce color link
Limed Spruce

#394851

#3E424F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3E424F
  • RGB62, 66, 79
  • CMYK7, 5, 0, 69
  • CSSrgb(62, 66, 79)
  • HSL226°, 12%, 28%
  • HSL Precise225.882°, 12.057%, 27.647%
  • HSV226°, 22%, 31%
  • HSB226°, 22%, 31%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.243
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.310
  • GLSLvec3(0.243, 0.259, 0.310)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.243, 0.259, 0.310, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.243, 0.259, 0.310)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB24.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31%
  • Color Family (Hue)Blue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID3E424F
  • DECIMAL ID4080207
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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