What color is #3A3541?

#3A3541 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 #3A3541?

The RGB value is 58, 53, 65: 58 red, 53 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A3541?

The complementary color is #3C4135, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A3541?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A3541 color

#3A3541 rgb(58, 53, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3A3541 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 20.8% green and 25.5% blue (58, 53, 65).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 10% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Professor Plum (#393540), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.89:1).

#3A3541 color codes

HEX	`#3A3541`
RGB	`rgb(58, 53, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 20.8%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 10%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 18%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 18%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.09, 5.01, -6.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.09, 8.34, 306.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.972, 3.827, 5.53)`
Decimal	`3814721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A3541, 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 #3A3541	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A3541 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	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 #3A3541 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a3541; }
.text { color: #3a3541; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a3541; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 53 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a3541, #403541); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #3A3541?: #3A3541 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 #3A3541?: The RGB value is 58, 53, 65: 58 red, 53 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A3541?: The complementary color is #3C4135, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A3541?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.