What color is #3B413C?

#3B413C is a dark gray, closest to the named color Onyx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B413C?

The RGB value is 59, 65, 60: 59 red, 65 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B413C?

The complementary color is #413B40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B413C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B413C color

#3B413C rgb(59, 65, 60)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3B413C is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 25.5% green and 23.5% blue (59, 65, 60).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 5% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Onyx (#353935), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.46:1).

#3B413C color codes

HEX	`#3B413C`
RGB	`rgb(59, 65, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 25.5%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 5%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 9%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 8%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.84, -3.64, 2.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.84, 4.25, 148.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.509, 5.037, 5.009)`
Decimal	`3883324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B413C, 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 #3B413C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B413C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #3B413C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b413c; }
.text { color: #3b413c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b413c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 65 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b413c, #3b413f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3B413C?: #3B413C is a dark gray, closest to the named color Onyx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B413C?: The RGB value is 59, 65, 60: 59 red, 65 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B413C?: The complementary color is #413B40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B413C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.