Dark Grey Color
Dark Grey is a gray color with hex code #363737. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with dark grey, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Dark Grey Color Values
What Does Dark Grey Mean?
Dark Grey belongs to the gray family of colors. Gray settles arguments between colors. Practical, quiet, and hard to date-stamp, it lets brighter hues carry the personality while providing structure. Warm grays cozy a room up; cool grays keep it businesslike. Being on the dark side, Dark Grey adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Dark Grey is classified as a brown (nearest centroid: dark grayish brown, #3E322C).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Dark Grey
Dark Grey and #363535 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #353636 and #353636, which sit beside dark grey on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair dark grey with triadic partners #363536 and #363635. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Tuatara —
#363534(Delta E 1) - Charcoal —
#343837(Delta E 2) - Mine Shaft —
#323232(Delta E 2) - Dune —
#383533(Delta E 2) - Masala —
#403B38(Delta E 4)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #363737; }
.background { background-color: #363737; }
.border { border: 2px solid #363737; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #36373740; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for dark grey?
Dark Grey has the hex code #363737. In RGB notation it is rgb(54, 55, 55), in HSL it is hsl(180, 1%, 21%), and its OKLCH value is 0.336, 0.001, 197.1.
What does the color dark grey mean?
Gray-family colors like dark grey carry distinct psychological associations. Dark Grey belongs to the gray family of colors. Gray settles arguments between colors. Practical, quiet, and hard to date-stamp, it lets brighter hues carry the personality while providing structure. Warm grays cozy a room up; cool grays keep it businesslike. Being on the dark side, Dark Grey adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with dark grey?
Dark Grey has three easy routes: its complement #363535 for punch, its neighbors #353636 and #353636 for something calmer, or triadic partners #363536 and #363635 when you want energy.
Is dark grey a standard web color?
No — Dark Grey is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #363737 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make dark grey lighter or darker?
To lighten dark grey, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #DEDEDE (lightest tint) to #0A0A0A (darkest shade).
About Dark Grey
Dark Grey is classified as a Brown in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Gray hue family. It has The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #363737 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.