What color is #3B3B3D?

#3B3B3D is a dark gray known as Coal Hard Truth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Coal Hard Truth?

The RGB value is 59, 59, 61: 59 red, 59 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Coal Hard Truth?

The complementary color is #3D3D3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B3B3D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Coal Hard Truth color: hex code #3B3B3D

#3B3B3D rgb(59, 59, 61)

Shades of gray

Coal Hard Truth has the hex code #3B3B3D. It is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 23.1% green and 23.9% blue (59, 59, 61).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 2% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.18:1).

Coal Hard Truth (#3B3B3D) color codes

HEX	`#3B3B3D`
RGB	`rgb(59, 59, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 23.1%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 2%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 3%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.94, 0.46, -1.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.94, 1.32, 290.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.21, 4.395, 5.04)`
Decimal	`3881789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Coal Hard Truth, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #3B3B3D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B3B3D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #3B3B3D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b3b3d; }
.text { color: #3b3b3d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b3b3d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 59 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b3b3d, #3c3b3d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #3B3B3D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #3B3B3D?: #3B3B3D is a dark gray known as Coal Hard Truth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Coal Hard Truth?: The RGB value is 59, 59, 61: 59 red, 59 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Coal Hard Truth?: The complementary color is #3D3D3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B3B3D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.