What color is #3A3A3A?

#3A3A3A is a dark gray, closest to the named color Graphite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A3A3A?

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

What is the complementary color of #3A3A3A?

The complementary color is #3A3A3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A3A3A?

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.

#3A3A3A color

#3A3A3A rgb(58, 58, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3A3A3A is a dark gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 0% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Graphite (#383838), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#3A3A3A color codes

HEX	`#3A3A3A`
RGB	`rgb(58, 58, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 22.7%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 0%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 0%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.42, 0, 0)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.42, 0, 158.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.022, 4.231, 4.607)`
Decimal	`3815994`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A3A3A, 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 #3A3A3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A3A3A 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 #3A3A3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a3a3a; }
.text { color: #3a3a3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a3a3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 58 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a3a3a, #3a3a3a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3A3A3A?: #3A3A3A is a dark gray, closest to the named color Graphite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A3A3A?: The RGB value is 58, 58, 58: 58 red, 58 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A3A3A?: The complementary color is #3A3A3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A3A3A?: 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.