What color is #3B333E?

#3B333E is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Professor Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B333E?

The RGB value is 59, 51, 62: 59 red, 51 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B333E?

The complementary color is #363E33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B333E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B333E color

#3B333E rgb(59, 51, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3B333E is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 20% green and 24.3% blue (59, 51, 62).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 10% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Professor Plum (#393540), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.15:1).

#3B333E color codes

HEX	`#3B333E`
RGB	`rgb(59, 51, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 20%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 10%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 18%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 18%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.46, 6.03, -5.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.46, 8.21, 317.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.857, 3.645, 5.057)`
Decimal	`3879742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B333E, 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 #3B333E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B333E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #3B333E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b333e; }
.text { color: #3b333e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b333e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 51 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b333e, #3e333c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #3B333E?: #3B333E is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Professor Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B333E?: The RGB value is 59, 51, 62: 59 red, 51 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B333E?: The complementary color is #363E33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B333E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.