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#3E4244 Metropolitan Silhouette

#3E4244 is a dark gray named Metropolitan Silhouette. In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 25.9% green and 26.7% blue (rgb(62, 66, 68)). Its HSL value is 200° hue, 5% saturation and 25% lightness, and in CMYK it is 9% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black. #3E4244 is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.16:1.

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Variations of #3E4244

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#3E4244 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#3E4244 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #3E4244 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #404144
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #414244
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #404244
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #404144
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #404144
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #3D4343
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #3D4243
  • Achromatopsia 99% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #414141
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #414142

#3E4244 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.16:1 Very good#3E4244 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.07:1 Very poor#3E4244 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#3E4244 in CSS

/* Metropolitan Silhouette */
.color { color: #3E4244; }
.background { background-color: #3E4244; }
.border { border: 1px solid #3E4244; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(62 66 68);
color: hsl(200 5% 25%);
color: oklch(0.376 0.006 229.0);

#3E4244 FAQ

What color is #3E4244?

#3E4244 is a dark gray. Its closest named color is Metropolitan Silhouette. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #3E4244?

#3E4244 is rgb(62, 66, 68) in RGB, hsl(200, 5%, 25%) in HSL and cmyk(9%, 3%, 0%, 73%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #3E4244?

The complementary color of #3E4244 is #44403E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #3E4244?

White text has the best contrast on #3E4244: 10.16:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #3E4244 a warm or cool color?

#3E4244 is a neutral color.