#3D322F is a mid neutral with only a whisper of temperate cast. On the Color Lab it reads quietly premium, restrained and easy to live with. It is too muted to lead as a primary accent and reproduces cleanly in print.
Not just a swatch — here's how #3D322F works with other colors. Named schemes with #3D322F in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Onyx is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Onyx.
Onyx plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.
Onyx 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.
Onyx carries the depth in this luxury scheme, offset by a brass accent and near-black and held together by a deep neutral and an off-white surface.
Onyx 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 Onyx carrying the quiet middle.
How #3D322F 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 #3D322F at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #3D322F;
--color-base-rgb: 61 50 47;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(32.8% 0.017 35.7);
--color-50: #F8F7F6;
--color-100: #EDE9E8;
--color-200: #DBD3D1;
--color-300: #C0B3AF;
--color-400: #A4938E;
--color-500: #86746F;
--color-600: #695C59;
--color-700: #4D4442;
--color-800: #342F2D;
--color-900: #201E1D;
--color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
onyx: {
50: '#F8F7F6',
100: '#EDE9E8',
200: '#DBD3D1',
300: '#C0B3AF',
400: '#A4938E',
500: '#86746F',
600: '#695C59',
700: '#4D4442',
800: '#342F2D',
900: '#201E1D',
},
}
$base: #3D322F; $base-ink: #FFFFFF; $base-50: #F8F7F6; $base-100: #EDE9E8; $base-200: #DBD3D1; $base-300: #C0B3AF; $base-400: #A4938E; $base-500: #86746F; $base-600: #695C59; $base-700: #4D4442; $base-800: #342F2D; $base-900: #201E1D; $base-hover: #302825; $base-subtle: #C9BFBD;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#3D322F",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#FFFFFF",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F8F7F6",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#EDE9E8",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#DBD3D1",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#C0B3AF",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#A4938E",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#86746F",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#695C59",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#4D4442",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#342F2D",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#201E1D",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}