What color is #3B423F?

#3B423F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Onyx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B423F?

The RGB value is 59, 66, 63: 59 red, 66 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B423F?

The complementary color is #423B3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B423F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B423F color

#3B423F rgb(59, 66, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3B423F is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 25.9% green and 24.7% blue (59, 66, 63).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 6% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Onyx (#353935), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.31:1).

#3B423F color codes

HEX	`#3B423F`
RGB	`rgb(59, 66, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 25.9%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 6%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 11%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 5%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.26, -3.59, 0.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.26, 3.69, 166.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.649, 5.185, 5.458)`
Decimal	`3883583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B423F, 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 #3B423F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B423F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #3B423F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b423f; }
.text { color: #3b423f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b423f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 66 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b423f, #3b4242); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #3B423F?: #3B423F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Onyx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B423F?: The RGB value is 59, 66, 63: 59 red, 66 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B423F?: The complementary color is #423B3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B423F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.