What color is #3E4244?

#3E4244 is a dark gray known as Metropolitan Silhouette. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Metropolitan Silhouette?

The RGB value is 62, 66, 68: 62 red, 66 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Metropolitan Silhouette?

The complementary color is #44403E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E4244?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Metropolitan Silhouette color: hex code #3E4244

#3E4244 rgb(62, 66, 68)

Shades of gray

Metropolitan Silhouette has the hex code #3E4244. It is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 25.9% green and 26.7% blue (62, 66, 68).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 5% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.16:1).

Metropolitan Silhouette (#3E4244) color codes

HEX	`#3E4244`
RGB	`rgb(62, 66, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 25.9%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 5%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 9%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 3%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.68, -1.19, -1.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.68, 2.15, 236.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.978, 5.338, 6.236)`
Decimal	`4080196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Metropolitan Silhouette, 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 #3E4244	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E4244 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #3E4244 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e4244; }
.text { color: #3e4244; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e4244; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 66 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e4244, #3e3f44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

See #3E4244 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #3E4244?: #3E4244 is a dark gray known as Metropolitan Silhouette. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Metropolitan Silhouette?: The RGB value is 62, 66, 68: 62 red, 66 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Metropolitan Silhouette?: The complementary color is #44403E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E4244?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.