#3C3535After Dark (#3C3535) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 18°, lightness 0.34 and chroma 0.01. In practice it behaves as a grounding tone — suited to text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces.
| HEX | #3C3535 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 53, 53) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 6%, 22%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 12%, 24%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12%, 12%, 76%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(22.9 3.1 1.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.336 0.010 18) |
Under warm 2700K interior light After Dark is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#3e3331 — ΔE 0.8, is virtually unchanged#3e3534 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#3c3535 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#3c3536 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest After Dark in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 11.98:1 and against black 1.75:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#a6a0a0 · #817a7a · #5d5757 · #3c3535 · #1d1818 · #040202
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#724d39 · #66392e · #3c3535 · #421725 · #2d0b20 · #190218
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#bba68e · #ad7d7d · #8a663b · #5f4e3b · #3c3535 · #370f13
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#88d4d5 · #886b6b · #604f50 · #3c3535 · #2d1315 · #0d0203
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eaf4f4 · #c2b4b4 · #7c8383 · #584b4b · #3c3535 · #1a2323
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f4f1f1 · #cdc9c9 · #a19d9d · #3c3535 · #090505 · #e54e5f
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#f4f1f1 · #cdc9c9 · #a19d9d · #3c3535 · #090505 · #dbc54e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e1f7f7 · #8ac4c6 · #438f91 · #17595b · #3c3535 · #30191a
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e1f7f7 · #93c5b0 · #4d8ba5 · #265a48 · #3c3535 · #0a242f
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ebf6e7 · #a6c29c · #6583ae · #385072 · #3c3535 · #182513
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f3f3e2 · #bbbb8f · #438f91 · #4d4970 · #3c3535 · #052627
#5d5757 · #7d7878 · #9e9a9a · #bebcbc · #dfdddd
#322c2c · #282323 · #1e1b1b · #141212 · #0a0909
As a deep tone it works for grounding elements — text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces — rather than open fields. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.