What color is #3B3734?

#3B3734 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Kilimanjaro. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B3734?

The RGB value is 59, 55, 52: 59 red, 55 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B3734?

The complementary color is #34383B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B3734?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B3734 color

#3B3734 rgb(59, 55, 52)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3B3734 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 21.6% green and 20.4% blue (59, 55, 52).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 6% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 12% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Kilimanjaro (#3A3532), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.78:1).

#3B3734 color codes

HEX	`#3B3734`
RGB	`rgb(59, 55, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 21.6%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 6%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 12%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 12%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.37, 1.11, 2.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.37, 2.74, 66.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.79, 3.91, 3.803)`
Decimal	`3880756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B3734, 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 #3B3734	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B3734 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	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 #3B3734 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b3734; }
.text { color: #3b3734; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b3734; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 55 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b3734, #3b3b34); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #3B3734?: #3B3734 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Kilimanjaro. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B3734?: The RGB value is 59, 55, 52: 59 red, 55 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B3734?: The complementary color is #34383B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B3734?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.