What color is #3A3949?

#3A3949 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A3949?

The RGB value is 58, 57, 73: 58 red, 57 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A3949?

The complementary color is #484939, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A3949?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A3949 color

#3A3949 rgb(58, 57, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3A3949 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 22.4% green and 28.6% blue (58, 57, 73).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 12% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Shuriken (#333344), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.28:1).

#3A3949 color codes

HEX	`#3A3949`
RGB	`rgb(58, 57, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 22.4%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 12%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 22%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 22%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.66, 4.41, -9.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.66, 10.6, 294.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.41, 4.307, 6.901)`
Decimal	`3815753`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A3949, 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 #3A3949	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A3949 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #3A3949 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a3949; }
.text { color: #3a3949; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a3949; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 57 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a3949, #423949); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #3A3949?: #3A3949 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A3949?: The RGB value is 58, 57, 73: 58 red, 57 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A3949?: The complementary color is #484939, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A3949?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.