What color is #3A383E?

#3A383E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Moonless Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A383E?

The RGB value is 58, 56, 62: 58 red, 56 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A383E?

The complementary color is #3C3E38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A383E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A383E color

#3A383E rgb(58, 56, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3A383E is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 22% green and 24.3% blue (58, 56, 62).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 5% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Moonless Night (#3C393D), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.57:1).

#3A383E color codes

HEX	`#3A383E`
RGB	`rgb(58, 56, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 22%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 5%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 10%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 10%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.92, 2.26, -3.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.92, 4.09, 303.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.028, 4.076, 5.131)`
Decimal	`3815486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A383E, 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 #3A383E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A383E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	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 #3A383E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a383e; }
.text { color: #3a383e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a383e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 56 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a383e, #3d383e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #3A383E?: #3A383E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Moonless Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A383E?: The RGB value is 58, 56, 62: 58 red, 56 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A383E?: The complementary color is #3C3E38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A383E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.