#3D433D

Closest named color: Charcoal Grey (#3C4142). oklch(37.5% 0.013 145.3), rgb(61, 67, 61).

White text reads best on this color (10.15:1).

About this color

#3D433D is a dark close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 38%, its chroma 0.013. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Charcoal Grey (#3C4142), ΔE 0.013 away. White text reads best on it, at 10.15:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	dark (38%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.013)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Charcoal Grey (#3C4142)
Black text	2.06:1
White text	10.15:1

Values

HEX	#3D433D
RGB	rgb(61, 67, 61)
HSL	hsl(120, 5%, 25%)
OKLCH	oklch(37.5% 0.013 145.3)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #3D433D	10.15:1	AAA	Lc -97.7	Preferred for body text
Black text on #3D433D	2.06:1	Fails	Lc 10.3	Not readable
#3D433D text on white	10.15:1	AAA	Lc 93.6	Preferred for body text
#3D433D text on black	2.06:1	Fails	Lc -8.9	Not readable

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 900.

Step 50
50

#F5F6F5

oklch(97.2% 0.002 145.6)
Step 100
100

#E9EAE9

oklch(93.6% 0.002 145.6)
Step 200
200

#D7DAD7

oklch(88.5% 0.005 145.5)
Step 300
300

#BDC2BD

oklch(80.9% 0.009 145.5)
Step 400
400

#9BA39B

oklch(70.7% 0.015 145.4)
Step 500
500

#828D82

oklch(63.1% 0.021 145.3)
Step 600
600

#6C776C

oklch(55.7% 0.021 145.3)
Step 700
700

#5A645A

oklch(49.1% 0.02 145.3)
Step 800
800

#4A514A

oklch(42.6% 0.014 145.3)
Step 900
900 (this color)

#3D433D

oklch(37.5% 0.013 145.3)
Step 950
950

#242824

oklch(27.1% 0.009 145.3)

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#3D433D with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#43423D	0.010
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#42413D	0.010
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#3D4341	0.007
Achromatopsia (no color)	#414141	0.013

Harmonies

Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.

This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.

Palettes with this color

Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #3D433D, closest first.

Similar named colors

The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.

Use #3D433D in your product

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