What color is #3A3647?

#3A3647 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A3647?

The RGB value is 58, 54, 71: 58 red, 54 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A3647?

The complementary color is #434736, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A3647?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A3647 color

#3A3647 rgb(58, 54, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3A3647 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 21.2% green and 27.8% blue (58, 54, 71).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 14% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Shuriken (#333344), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.68:1).

#3A3647 color codes

HEX	`#3A3647`
RGB	`rgb(58, 54, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 21.2%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 14%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 24%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 24%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.65, 5.89, -9.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.65, 11.47, 300.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.201, 3.993, 6.509)`
Decimal	`3814983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A3647, 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 #3A3647	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A3647 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #3A3647 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a3647; }
.text { color: #3a3647; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a3647; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 54 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a3647, #433647); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #3A3647?: #3A3647 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A3647?: The RGB value is 58, 54, 71: 58 red, 54 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A3647?: The complementary color is #434736, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A3647?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.