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Dark Gray
#3E4242

Dark Gray (#3E4242) with RGB(62, 66, 66) and HSL(180, 3%, 25%). Suitable for modern interface themes, branding accents, and design systems.

GrayDarkneutral
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Interactive

UI Sandbox

Project Dashboard
Active theme: Dark Gray
Values

Production-ready color values

Copy formats for CSS, handoff docs, tokens, and implementation.

HEX
#3E4242
RGB
rgb(62, 66, 66)
HSL
hsl(180, 3%, 25%)
HSV
hsv(180, 6%, 26%)
CMYK
cmyk(6%, 0%, 0%, 74%)
Decimal
4080194
Contrast

Accessibility checks

Aa
On white
10.18:1
Aa
On black
2.06:1
Shades

Tonal scale

#141515#252727#3E4242#575C5C#6F7676#899090#A3A8A8#B8BCBC#D0D2D2#E7E9E9
90080070060050040030020010050
Accessibility

Contrast Audit

On White
WCAG AA PASS
Text
10.18:1
On Black
FAIL
Text
2.06:1
Vision

Simulator

protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
Harmonies

Palette combinations from this base color

Open any harmony as a shareable palette route and keep refining from there.

Complementary
Open palette
#3E4242#423E3E
#3E4242#423E42#42423E
Analogous
Open palette
#3E4240#3E4241#3E4242#3E4142#3E4042
Split complementary
Open palette
#3E4242#423E40#42403E
Tetradic
Open palette
#3E4242#403E42#423E3E#40423E
Monochromatic
Open palette
#313535#575C5C#7C8383#A3A8A8#CACECE
Analysis

Design expert profile

Detailed psychological and professional strategy for this specific tone.

Dark Gray (#3E4242) with RGB(62, 66, 66) and HSL(180, 3%, 25%). Suitable for modern interface themes, branding accents, and design systems.
graydarkneutralhex-3e4242h-180s-3l-25
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Developer Handoff

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CSS
/* Dark Gray */
color: #3E4242;
background-color: #3E4242;
border-color: #3E4242;
box-shadow: 0 4px 24px #3e424240;
Tailwind CSS
bg-[#3E4242] text-[#3E4242] border-[#3E4242] ring-[#3E4242]
SwiftUI
Color(red: 0.243, green: 0.259, blue: 0.259)
Flutter / Dart
Color(0xFF3E4242)
Android XML
<color name="dark_gray">#3E4242</color>
React Native
{ color: '#3E4242' }
Social Media

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Dark Gray

#3E4242·rgb(62, 66, 66)

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Related colors

Nearby named colors

Dim Gray
#696969
Dark Slate Gray
#2F4F4F
Sea Green
#2E8B57
Dark Olive Green
#556B2F
Midnight Blue
#191970
Dark Slate Blue
#483D8B
Brand Match

Closest real-world color

Farrow & Ball
Hague Blue
No. 30 · #2C4258
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About

About Dark Gray

This section gives the same kind of richer color context you’d expect from a dedicated color reference page.

Meaning
Dark Gray sits in the gray family with a dark tone, so it holds enough weight for primary UI accents. It reads as balanced, restrained, and dependable.
Applications
Dark Gray (#3E4242) with RGB(62, 66, 66) and HSL(180, 3%, 25%). Suitable for modern interface themes, branding accents, and design systems. It performs better as text or iconography on lighter contexts when paired carefully.
Family
Gray
Tone
Dark
Temperature
neutral
Keywords
gray, dark, neutral, hex-3e4242, h-180, s-3
Conversion

Color conversions

Use these values in CSS, product docs, design tokens, and print-oriented workflows.

HEX
#3E4242
RGB
rgb(62, 66, 66)
HSL
hsl(180, 3%, 25%)
HSV
hsv(180, 6%, 26%)
CMYK
cmyk(6%, 0%, 0%, 74%)
Variations

Shades and tonal variations

Build softer surfaces, deeper states, and a cleaner tonal system from the same base hue.

#141515#252727#3E4242#575C5C#6F7676#899090#A3A8A8#B8BCBC#D0D2D2#E7E9E9
900
#141515
800
#252727
700
#3E4242
600
#575C5C
500
#6F7676
400
#899090
Color harmonies

Harmony-based palette routes

Move from a single color into full palette ideas based on common harmony systems.

Complementary
Open palette
#3E4242#423E3E
#3E4242#423E42#42423E
Analogous
Open palette
#3E4240#3E4241#3E4242#3E4142#3E4042
Split complementary
Open palette
#3E4242#423E40#42403E
Tetradic
Open palette
#3E4242#403E42#423E3E#40423E
Monochromatic
Open palette
#313535#575C5C#7C8383#A3A8A8#CACECE
Blindness simulator

Color blindness preview

These simulations help you judge whether the color keeps enough identity across common color-vision variations.

Protanopia
#404042
Red-sensitive cones are reduced, so warm reds and greens can collapse toward similar mid-tones.
Deuteranopia
#403F42
Green-sensitive cones are reduced, which often compresses green and red distinctions.
Tritanopia
#3E4242
Blue-sensitive cones are reduced, which shifts blues and yellows toward flatter blends.
Contrast checker

Accessibility contrast snapshots

Use these quick checks to understand where the color is more reliable for text, icons, and UI foregrounds.

Aa
On white
10.18:1
AAA passes for normal text.
Aa
On black
2.06:1
Fails normal and large text guidance.
Similar colors

Nearby color references

Use nearby colors when you want alternatives with a similar overall feel but a different hue or intensity.

Dim Gray
#696969
Dark Slate Gray
#2F4F4F
Sea Green
#2E8B57
Dark Olive Green
#556B2F
Midnight Blue
#191970
Dark Slate Blue
#483D8B
Color libraries

Library-ready mappings

These mappings help you slot the color into CSS names, Tailwind-like scales, and semantic design tokens faster.

CSS named match
Dark Gray
Closest standard CSS name to #3E4242 for developer-friendly reference and docs.
Design token
--color-gray-dark
A token-friendly alias you can use in design systems, Tailwind maps, or CSS variables.
Tailwind-friendly scale
gray-500
A naming pattern that fits Tailwind-style scale systems and keeps #3E4242 as the core value.
HSL token
180 3% 25%
Useful when your component library or theme layer stores semantic colors in HSL channels.
Color palettes

Palette ideas related to this color

These palette routes are pulled from the curated library based on RGB similarity, so you can branch into more complete systems quickly.

Slate Dark
Similarity score 5
Open
darkneutralminimal
Gray Scale
Similarity score 12
Open
minimalneutralcool
Charcoal
Similarity score 13
Open
minimalgraydark
Teal Office
Similarity score 20
Open
cleanprofessionalcool
Clean Tech
Similarity score 23
Open
coolminimaltech
Spotify
Similarity score 24
Open
greenbrandmodern
Modern Tech
Similarity score 24
Open
darkvibrantclean
Desert Oasis
Similarity score 25
Open
warmnaturalmuted