What color is #3A4043?

#3A4043 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Metropolitan Silhouette. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A4043?

The RGB value is 58, 64, 67: 58 red, 64 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A4043?

The complementary color is #433D3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A4043?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A4043 color

#3A4043 rgb(58, 64, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3A4043 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 25.1% green and 26.3% blue (58, 64, 67).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 7% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Metropolitan Silhouette (#3E4244), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.53:1).

#3A4043 color codes

HEX	`#3A4043`
RGB	`rgb(58, 64, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 25.1%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 7%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 13%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 4%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.65, -1.76, -2.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.65, 3.2, 236.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.591, 4.972, 6.027)`
Decimal	`3817539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A4043, 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 #3A4043	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A4043 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #3A4043 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a4043; }
.text { color: #3a4043; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a4043; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 64 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a4043, #3a3c43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #3A4043?: #3A4043 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Metropolitan Silhouette. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A4043?: The RGB value is 58, 64, 67: 58 red, 64 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A4043?: The complementary color is #433D3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A4043?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.