What color is #3B343D?

#3B343D is a dark gray, closest to the named color Professor Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B343D?

The RGB value is 59, 52, 61: 59 red, 52 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B343D?

The complementary color is #363D34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B343D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B343D color

#3B343D rgb(59, 52, 61)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3B343D is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 20.4% green and 23.9% blue (59, 52, 61).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 8% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Professor Plum (#393540), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.04:1).

#3B343D color codes

HEX	`#3B343D`
RGB	`rgb(59, 52, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 20.4%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 8%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 15%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 15%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.73, 5.12, -4.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.73, 6.81, 318.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.874, 3.723, 4.928)`
Decimal	`3879997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B343D, 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 #3B343D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B343D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #3B343D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b343d; }
.text { color: #3b343d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b343d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 52 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b343d, #3d343a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #3B343D?: #3B343D is a dark gray, closest to the named color Professor Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B343D?: The RGB value is 59, 52, 61: 59 red, 52 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B343D?: The complementary color is #363D34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B343D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.