Information about #3E3744 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#3E3744 presents itself as a softly toned blue-purple violet — one that stays on the darker end of the scale. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Ship Grey (#3E3A44). Slightly further away sit Martinique (#3C3748) and Black Marlin (#383740).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(62, 55, 68)), which gives #3E3744 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #3E3744: 11.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:73), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#3E3744 color variations
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#3E3744 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#3E3744 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#3E3744 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#3E3744 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#3E3744 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #3E3744 color
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Nearest named colors to #3E3744
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#3E3A44
#3C3748
#383740
#3C3F46
#3D3A3C
#37363F
#453C43
#3C3D3E
#3C3B3C
#463C42
#3D4040
#3E4145
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#3E3744
- RGB62, 55, 68
- CMYK2, 5, 0, 73
- CSSrgb(62, 55, 68)
- HSL272°, 11%, 24%
- HSL Precise272.308°, 10.569%, 24.118%
- HSV272°, 19%, 27%
- HSB272°, 19%, 27%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.243
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.216
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.267
- GLSLvec3(0.243, 0.216, 0.267)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.243, 0.216, 0.267, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.243, 0.216, 0.267)
- Percentage of Red in RGB24.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB21.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB26.7%
- Color FamilyViolet
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID3E3744
- DECIMAL ID4077380
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
