#352E36 is a mid neutral with only a whisper of temperate cast. On the Color Lab it reads clean and engineered, quietly premium. It holds up as a large surface and is too muted to lead as a primary accent.
Not just a swatch — here's how #352E36 works with other colors. Named schemes with #352E36 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Gunmetal Gray is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Gunmetal Gray.
Gunmetal Gray plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.
Gunmetal Gray sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.
Gunmetal Gray sits between cream and a deep berry here, softened by a blush accent and grounded by charcoal.
Gunmetal Gray is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Gunmetal Gray carrying the quiet middle.
How #352E36 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.
Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #352E36 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #352E36;
--color-base-rgb: 53 46 54;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(31.2% 0.017 322.0);
--color-50: #F8F7F8;
--color-100: #ECE9EC;
--color-200: #D9D3D9;
--color-300: #BCB2BD;
--color-400: #9E92A0;
--color-500: #807381;
--color-600: #655C66;
--color-700: #4A444B;
--color-800: #322F32;
--color-900: #201D20;
--color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
gunmetal-gray: {
50: '#F8F7F8',
100: '#ECE9EC',
200: '#D9D3D9',
300: '#BCB2BD',
400: '#9E92A0',
500: '#807381',
600: '#655C66',
700: '#4A444B',
800: '#322F32',
900: '#201D20',
},
}
$base: #352E36; $base-ink: #FFFFFF; $base-50: #F8F7F8; $base-100: #ECE9EC; $base-200: #D9D3D9; $base-300: #BCB2BD; $base-400: #9E92A0; $base-500: #807381; $base-600: #655C66; $base-700: #4A444B; $base-800: #322F32; $base-900: #201D20; $base-hover: #2B262C; $base-subtle: #C5BEC6;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#352E36",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#FFFFFF",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F8F7F8",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#ECE9EC",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#D9D3D9",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#BCB2BD",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#9E92A0",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#807381",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#655C66",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#4A444B",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#322F32",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#201D20",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}