What color is #3B3643?

#3B3643 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Professor Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B3643?

The RGB value is 59, 54, 67: 59 red, 54 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B3643?

The complementary color is #3E4336, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B3643?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B3643 color

#3B3643 rgb(59, 54, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3B3643 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 21.2% green and 26.3% blue (59, 54, 67).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 11% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Professor Plum (#393540), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.7:1).

#3B3643 color codes

HEX	`#3B3643`
RGB	`rgb(59, 54, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 21.2%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 11%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 19%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 19%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.58, 5.25, -7.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.58, 8.95, 305.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.136, 3.973, 5.858)`
Decimal	`3880515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B3643, 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 #3B3643	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B3643 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #3B3643 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b3643; }
.text { color: #3b3643; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b3643; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 54 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b3643, #423643); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #3B3643?: #3B3643 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Professor Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B3643?: The RGB value is 59, 54, 67: 59 red, 54 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B3643?: The complementary color is #3E4336, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B3643?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.