What color is #3B3C41?

#3B3C41 is a dark gray known as In the Dark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of In the Dark?

The RGB value is 59, 60, 65: 59 red, 60 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of In the Dark?

The complementary color is #41403B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B3C41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

In the Dark color: hex code #3B3C41

#3B3C41 rgb(59, 60, 65)

Shades of gray

In the Dark has the hex code #3B3C41. It is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 23.5% green and 25.5% blue (59, 60, 65).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 5% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11:1).

In the Dark (#3B3C41) color codes

HEX	`#3B3C41`
RGB	`rgb(59, 60, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 23.5%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 5%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 9%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 8%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.39, 0.76, -3.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.39, 3.31, 283.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.373, 4.543, 5.647)`
Decimal	`3882049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with In the Dark, 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 #3B3C41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B3C41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #3B3C41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b3c41; }
.text { color: #3b3c41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b3c41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 60 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b3c41, #3d3b41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #3B3C41 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #3B3C41?: #3B3C41 is a dark gray known as In the Dark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of In the Dark?: The RGB value is 59, 60, 65: 59 red, 60 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of In the Dark?: The complementary color is #41403B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B3C41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.