#3F3F46 — Tints, Shades & Color Values

Tailwind CSS zinc-700 · Every value on this page is precomputed — copy what you need.

#3F3F46 is a dark, nearly neutral gray. In Tailwind CSS this exact color is the utility class zinc-700 (e.g. bg-zinc-700, text-zinc-700). Its nearest CSS named color is darkslategray (#2f4f4f). For readable text on a #3F3F46 background, white text gives the strongest contrast (10.44:1). Because it is dark, #3F3F46 suits text, navigation bars, and footers on light backgrounds, and its tints make natural hover and surface colors.

Color Values

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#3F3F46 in Tailwind CSS (zinc-700)

#3F3F46 ships with Tailwind CSS as zinc-700 — use it as bg-zinc-700, text-zinc-700, or border-zinc-700. It sits at step 700 of the zinc ramp; every other step links to its own page:

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• 950

Browse the full Tailwind palette in the color library, or generate in-between steps with the tint & shade generator.

Tints of #3F3F46 (Mixed with White)

Each step blends the base color toward white using new = old + (255 − old) × factor. Click a swatch to open it in the generator.

• 10% tint #525259 Copy
• 20% tint #65656b Copy
• 30% tint #79797e Copy
• 40% tint #8c8c90 Copy
• 50% tint #9f9fa3 Copy
• 60% tint #b2b2b5 Copy
• 70% tint #c5c5c8 Copy
• 80% tint #d9d9da Copy
• 90% tint #ececed Copy

Shades of #3F3F46 (Mixed with Black)

Each step blends the base color toward black using new = old × (1 − factor).

• 10% shade #39393f Copy
• 20% shade #323238 Copy
• 30% shade #2c2c31 Copy
• 40% shade #26262a Copy
• 50% shade #202023 Copy
• 60% shade #19191c Copy
• 70% shade #131315 Copy
• 80% shade #0d0d0e Copy
• 90% shade #060607 Copy

WCAG Contrast & Accessibility

Contrast ratios for text placed on a #3F3F46 background. WCAG requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 3:1 for large text (AA), and 7:1 for normal text (AAA).

If neither pure white nor pure black reaches the level you need, pick a lighter tint of #3F3F46 from the ramps above as the background instead — small lightness moves change contrast quickly. Test any other pair with the free contrast checker.

More gray colors in the library: #404040 (neutral-700), #44403C (stone-700), #333333, #525252 (neutral-600), #57534E (stone-600), #292524 (stone-800).

Frequently Asked Questions

• What color is #3F3F46?

  #3F3F46 is a dark, nearly neutral gray — rgb(63, 63, 70). Its nearest CSS named color is darkslategray. In Tailwind CSS it is zinc-700.

• How do I make tints and shades of #3F3F46?

  Mix #3F3F46 with white for tints and with black for shades. A 20% tint of #3F3F46 is #65656b and a 20% shade is #323238 — the full 10%–90% ramps are precomputed on this page, or open #3F3F46 in the generator for finer steps.

• What text color is readable on #3F3F46?

  White text gives the strongest contrast on a #3F3F46 background at 10.44:1, which passes WCAG AA and AAA for normal text.

• What is the Tailwind CSS class for #3F3F46?

  zinc-700 — use it as bg-zinc-700, text-zinc-700, or border-zinc-700. The full zinc 50–950 ramp is linked above.

Browse more colors in the color library, or start from any hex code on the HexTints homepage.