What color is #3A3E33?

#3A3E33 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A3E33?

The RGB value is 58, 62, 51: 58 red, 62 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A3E33?

The complementary color is #37333E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A3E33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A3E33 color

#3A3E33 rgb(58, 62, 51)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3A3E33 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 24.3% green and 20% blue (58, 62, 51).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 10% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Black Olive (#3B3C36), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.96:1).

#3A3E33 color codes

HEX	`#3A3E33`
RGB	`rgb(58, 62, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 24.3%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 10%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 18%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 18%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.51, -4.09, 6.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.51, 7.43, 123.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.065, 4.584, 3.802)`
Decimal	`3817011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A3E33, 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 #3A3E33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A3E33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #3A3E33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a3e33; }
.text { color: #3a3e33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a3e33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 62 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a3e33, #353e33); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3A3E33?: #3A3E33 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A3E33?: The RGB value is 58, 62, 51: 58 red, 62 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A3E33?: The complementary color is #37333E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A3E33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.