What color is #3A323F?

#3A323F is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Professor Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A323F?

The RGB value is 58, 50, 63: 58 red, 50 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A323F?

The complementary color is #373F32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A323F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A323F color

#3A323F rgb(58, 50, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3A323F is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 19.6% green and 24.7% blue (58, 50, 63).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 12% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Professor Plum (#393540), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.3:1).

#3A323F color codes

HEX	`#3A323F`
RGB	`rgb(58, 50, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 19.6%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 12%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 21%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 21%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.09, 6.54, -6.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.09, 9.45, 313.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.783, 3.54, 5.186)`
Decimal	`3813951`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A323F, 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 #3A323F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A323F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #3A323F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a323f; }
.text { color: #3a323f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a323f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 50 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a323f, #3f323e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #3A323F?: #3A323F is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Professor Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A323F?: The RGB value is 58, 50, 63: 58 red, 50 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A323F?: The complementary color is #373F32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A323F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.