What color is #3A433D?

#3A433D is a dark gray, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A433D?

The RGB value is 58, 67, 61: 58 red, 67 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A433D?

The complementary color is #433A40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A433D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A433D color

#3A433D rgb(58, 67, 61)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3A433D is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 26.3% green and 23.9% blue (58, 67, 61).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 7% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.24:1).

#3A433D color codes

HEX	`#3A433D`
RGB	`rgb(58, 67, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 26.3%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 7%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 13%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 9%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.44, -5.09, 2.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.44, 5.63, 154.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.594, 5.251, 5.185)`
Decimal	`3818301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A433D, 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 #3A433D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A433D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	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 #3A433D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a433d; }
.text { color: #3a433d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a433d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 67 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a433d, #3a4342); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3A433D?: #3A433D is a dark gray, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A433D?: The RGB value is 58, 67, 61: 58 red, 67 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A433D?: The complementary color is #433A40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A433D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.