What color is #3B3837?

#3B3837 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Kilimanjaro. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B3837?

The RGB value is 59, 56, 55: 59 red, 56 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B3837?

The complementary color is #373A3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B3837?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B3837 color

#3B3837 rgb(59, 56, 55)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3B3837 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 22% green and 21.6% blue (59, 56, 55).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 4% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 7% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Kilimanjaro (#3A3532), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.62:1).

#3B3837 color codes

HEX	`#3B3837`
RGB	`rgb(59, 56, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 22%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 4%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 7%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 7%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.78, 1.08, 1.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.78, 1.54, 45.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.907, 4.034, 4.186)`
Decimal	`3881015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B3837, 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 #3B3837	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B3837 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #3B3837 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b3837; }
.text { color: #3b3837; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b3837; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 56 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b3837, #3b3a37); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3B3837?: #3B3837 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Kilimanjaro. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B3837?: The RGB value is 59, 56, 55: 59 red, 56 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B3837?: The complementary color is #373A3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B3837?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.