What color is #3A303D?

#3A303D is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A303D?

The RGB value is 58, 48, 61: 58 red, 48 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A303D?

The complementary color is #333D30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A303D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A303D color

#3A303D rgb(58, 48, 61)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3A303D is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 18.8% green and 23.9% blue (58, 48, 61).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 12% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.57:1).

#3A303D color codes

HEX	`#3A303D`
RGB	`rgb(58, 48, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 18.8%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 12%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 21%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 21%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.4, 7.41, -6.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.4, 9.86, 318.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.644, 3.35, 4.869)`
Decimal	`3813437`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A303D, 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 #3A303D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A303D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	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 #3A303D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a303d; }
.text { color: #3a303d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a303d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 48 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a303d, #3d3039); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3A303D?: #3A303D is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A303D?: The RGB value is 58, 48, 61: 58 red, 48 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A303D?: The complementary color is #333D30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A303D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.