What color is #3A3534?

#3A3534 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Kilimanjaro. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A3534?

The RGB value is 58, 53, 52: 58 red, 53 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A3534?

The complementary color is #34393A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A3534?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A3534 color

#3A3534 rgb(58, 53, 52)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3A3534 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 20.8% green and 20.4% blue (58, 53, 52).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 5% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 10% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Kilimanjaro (#3A3532), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.08:1).

#3A3534 color codes

HEX	`#3A3534`
RGB	`rgb(58, 53, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 20.8%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 5%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 10%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 10%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.63, 1.98, 1.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.63, 2.44, 35.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.638, 3.694, 3.769)`
Decimal	`3814708`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A3534, 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 #3A3534	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A3534 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #3A3534 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a3534; }
.text { color: #3a3534; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a3534; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 53 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a3534, #3a3834); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3A3534?: #3A3534 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Kilimanjaro. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A3534?: The RGB value is 58, 53, 52: 58 red, 53 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A3534?: The complementary color is #34393A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A3534?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.