Information about Ship Grey color

#3E3A44 - Ship Grey color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #3E3A44 ("Ship Grey") belongs to the Violet Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(62, 58, 68) — 24.3% red, 22.7% green, 26.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 2 / 4 / 0 / 73. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #3E3A44 reads as a quiet, subdued grey and holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Martinique (#3C3748). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Charcoal Frost (#3C3F46) and Baltic Sea (#3C3D3E).

In RGB terms — rgb(62, 58, 68) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #3E3A44 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 11.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.9:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:73) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. The name "Ship Grey" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Ship Grey color variations

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

Ship Grey 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to Ship Grey

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Martinique color link
Martinique

#3C3748

Baltic Sea color link
Baltic Sea

#3C3D3E

Half Foundry color link
Half Foundry

#3E4145

Gravity color link
Gravity

#3D4040

Liquid Metal color link
Liquid Metal

#3E4147

Black Marlin color link
Black Marlin

#383740

Charade color link
Charade

#394043

Rockstar color link
Rockstar

#3D3A3C

Fuscous Grey color link
Fuscous Grey

#3C3B3C

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3E3A44
  • RGB62, 58, 68
  • CMYK2, 4, 0, 73
  • CSSrgb(62, 58, 68)
  • HSL264°, 8%, 25%
  • HSL Precise264°, 7.937%, 24.706%
  • HSV264°, 15%, 27%
  • HSB264°, 15%, 27%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.243
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.227
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.267
  • GLSLvec3(0.243, 0.227, 0.267)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.243, 0.227, 0.267, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.243, 0.227, 0.267)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB24.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB22.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB26.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Violet
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID3E3A44
  • DECIMAL ID4078148
  • Name Length9
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