What color is #3A3943?

#3A3943 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Witches Cauldron. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A3943?

The RGB value is 58, 57, 67: 58 red, 57 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A3943?

The complementary color is #424339, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A3943?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A3943 color

#3A3943 rgb(58, 57, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3A3943 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 22.4% green and 26.3% blue (58, 57, 67).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 8% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Witches Cauldron (#35343F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.37:1).

#3A3943 color codes

HEX	`#3A3943`
RGB	`rgb(58, 57, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 22.4%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 8%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 15%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 15%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.42, 2.83, -6.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.42, 6.64, 295.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.221, 4.231, 5.903)`
Decimal	`3815747`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A3943, 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 #3A3943	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A3943 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	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 #3A3943 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a3943; }
.text { color: #3a3943; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a3943; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 57 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a3943, #3f3943); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #3A3943?: #3A3943 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Witches Cauldron. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A3943?: The RGB value is 58, 57, 67: 58 red, 57 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A3943?: The complementary color is #424339, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A3943?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.