What color is #3B373A?

#3B373A is a dark gray, closest to the named color Moonless Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B373A?

The RGB value is 59, 55, 58: 59 red, 55 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B373A?

The complementary color is #373B38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B373A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B373A color

#3B373A rgb(59, 55, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3B373A is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 21.6% green and 22.7% blue (59, 55, 58).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 4% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 2% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Moonless Night (#3C393D), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.71:1).

#3B373A color codes

HEX	`#3B373A`
RGB	`rgb(59, 55, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 21.6%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 4%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 7%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 2%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.56, 2.41, -1.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.56, 2.71, 332.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.933, 3.968, 4.561)`
Decimal	`3880762`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B373A, 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 #3B373A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B373A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.71:1	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 #3B373A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b373a; }
.text { color: #3b373a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b373a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 55 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b373a, #3b3738); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #3B373A?: #3B373A is a dark gray, closest to the named color Moonless Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B373A?: The RGB value is 59, 55, 58: 59 red, 55 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B373A?: The complementary color is #373B38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B373A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.