What color is #3B3636?

#3B3636 is a dark gray, closest to the named color After Dark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B3636?

The RGB value is 59, 54, 54: 59 red, 54 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B3636?

The complementary color is #363B3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B3636?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B3636 color

#3B3636 rgb(59, 54, 54)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3B3636 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 21.2% green and 21.2% blue (59, 54, 54).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 4% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 8% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is After Dark (#3C3535), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.89:1).

#3B3636 color codes

HEX	`#3B3636`
RGB	`rgb(59, 54, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 21.2%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 4%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 8%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 8%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.12, 2.19, 0.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.12, 2.33, 19.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.789, 3.835, 4.03)`
Decimal	`3880502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B3636, 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 #3B3636	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B3636 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	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 #3B3636 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b3636; }
.text { color: #3b3636; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b3636; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 54 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b3636, #3b3936); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3B3636?: #3B3636 is a dark gray, closest to the named color After Dark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B3636?: The RGB value is 59, 54, 54: 59 red, 54 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B3636?: The complementary color is #363B3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B3636?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.