What color is #3A3A42?

#3A3A42 is a dark gray, closest to the named color After Midnight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A3A42?

The RGB value is 58, 58, 66: 58 red, 58 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A3A42?

The complementary color is #42423A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A3A42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A3A42 color

#3A3A42 rgb(58, 58, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3A3A42 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 22.7% green and 25.9% blue (58, 58, 66).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 6% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is After Midnight (#38393F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.27:1).

#3A3A42 color codes

HEX	`#3A3A42`
RGB	`rgb(58, 58, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 22.7%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 6%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 12%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 12%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.7, 1.92, -4.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.7, 5.28, 291.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.241, 4.319, 5.763)`
Decimal	`3816002`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A3A42, 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 #3A3A42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A3A42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.27:1	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 #3A3A42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a3a42; }
.text { color: #3a3a42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a3a42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 58 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a3a42, #3e3a42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #3A3A42?: #3A3A42 is a dark gray, closest to the named color After Midnight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A3A42?: The RGB value is 58, 58, 66: 58 red, 58 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A3A42?: The complementary color is #42423A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A3A42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.