#3F3731 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 #3F3731 works with other colors. Named schemes with #3F3731 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 #3F3731 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 #3F3731 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #3F3731;
--color-base-rgb: 63 55 49;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(34.3% 0.015 59.1);
--color-50: #F8F7F6;
--color-100: #EDEAE8;
--color-200: #DBD5D1;
--color-300: #C0B6AF;
--color-400: #A4988E;
--color-500: #86796F;
--color-600: #696059;
--color-700: #4D4742;
--color-800: #34302D;
--color-900: #201E1D;
--color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
onyx: {
50: '#F8F7F6',
100: '#EDEAE8',
200: '#DBD5D1',
300: '#C0B6AF',
400: '#A4988E',
500: '#86796F',
600: '#696059',
700: '#4D4742',
800: '#34302D',
900: '#201E1D',
},
}
$base: #3F3731; $base-ink: #FFFFFF; $base-50: #F8F7F6; $base-100: #EDEAE8; $base-200: #DBD5D1; $base-300: #C0B6AF; $base-400: #A4988E; $base-500: #86796F; $base-600: #696059; $base-700: #4D4742; $base-800: #34302D; $base-900: #201E1D; $base-hover: #332C27; $base-subtle: #C9C3BD;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#3F3731",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#FFFFFF",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F8F7F6",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#EDEAE8",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#DBD5D1",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#C0B6AF",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#A4988E",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#86796F",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#696059",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#4D4742",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#34302D",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#201E1D",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}