#392D2BMole (#392D2B) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 29°, lightness 0.31 and chroma 0.018. In practice it behaves as a grounding tone — suited to text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces.
| HEX | #392D2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(57, 45, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 14%, 20%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 25%, 22%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21%, 25%, 78%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(19.7 5.1 3.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.310 0.018 29) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Mole 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.
#3b2b27 — ΔE 0.8, is virtually unchanged#3b2d2a — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#392d2b — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#392d2c — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Mole 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 13.26:1 and against black 1.58:1, 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.
#a69c9a · #817674 · #5e5351 · #392d2b · #1e1412 · #040101
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.
#67482d · #5d3320 · #392d2b · #3c1018 · #280414 · #15000e
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.
#af9f85 · #a4766e · #7c6130 · #554833 · #392d2b · #300906
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.
#89d2de · #80645f · #594946 · #392d2b · #260e0b · #070101
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eaf4f6 · #bfb2b0 · #777e7f · #514442 · #392d2b · #141c1e
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.
#f6f0ef · #cfc8c6 · #a39b9a · #392d2b · #0a0403 · #e25041
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#f6f0ef · #cfc8c6 · #a39b9a · #392d2b · #0a0403 · #d9c64e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e1f6fa · #88c0ca · #3f8994 · #0e515a · #392d2b · #2a1310
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e1f6fa · #8bc2b6 · #5083a4 · #155348 · #392d2b · #081d2a
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e8f6ea · #9bc0a1 · #6a7aa9 · #3a466a · #392d2b · #0d1f11
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f0f4e4 · #b1bb90 · #3f8994 · #4c4065 · #392d2b · #001f24
#554A48 · #746967 · #938A88 · #B4ACAA · #D6CFCE
#312624 · #291F1D · #211817 · #191210 · #120B0A
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.