#3A3532Kilimanjaro (#3A3532) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 53°, lightness 0.33 and chroma 0.009. In practice it behaves as a grounding tone — suited to text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces.
| HEX | #3A3532 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(58, 53, 50) |
| HSL | hsl(23, 7%, 21%) |
| HSV | hsv(23, 14%, 23%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9%, 14%, 77%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(22.6 1.6 2.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.333 0.009 53) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Kilimanjaro 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.
#3c332e — ΔE 0.8, is virtually unchanged#3c3531 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#3a3532 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#3a3533 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Kilimanjaro 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 12.1:1 and against black 1.74:1, 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.
#a39f9d · #7e7a77 · #5b5653 · #3a3532 · #1b1715 · #030201
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.
#65542e · #5d3f1a · #3a3532 · #441a0d · #340c0e · #22030c
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.
#acab8d · #a88068 · #736f39 · #53523a · #3a3532 · #331300
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.
#7db6d6 · #856d5e · #5e5048 · #3a3532 · #2a1508 · #0b0300
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ebf3f8 · #c0b5af · #7c8285 · #564b45 · #3a3532 · #1a2125
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.
#f4f1f0 · #cccac8 · #a19e9c · #3a3532 · #0b0706 · #f08a40
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e4f5ff · #92bfd8 · #5089a7 · #25546b · #3a3532 · #2e1b0e
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e4f5ff · #8ac4c9 · #6981ae · #16585d · #3a3532 · #162032
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e3f7f0 · #90c5b4 · #8278aa · #4f476e · #3a3532 · #09261e
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e9f6e8 · #a2c29f · #5089a7 · #5f4262 · #3a3532 · #0b232f
#5b5754 · #7c7876 · #9d9a99 · #bdbcbb · #dedddd
#302c2a · #272321 · #1d1b19 · #131211 · #0a0908
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.