What color is #3B4440?

#3B4440 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B4440?

The RGB value is 59, 68, 64: 59 red, 68 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B4440?

The complementary color is #443B3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B4440?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B4440 color

#3B4440 rgb(59, 68, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3B4440 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 26.7% green and 25.1% blue (59, 68, 64).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 7% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.06:1).

#3B4440 color codes

HEX	`#3B4440`
RGB	`rgb(59, 68, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 26.7%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 7%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 13%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 6%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.94, -4.62, 1.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.94, 4.77, 165.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.796, 5.434, 5.646)`
Decimal	`3884096`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B4440, 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 #3B4440	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B4440 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #3B4440 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b4440; }
.text { color: #3b4440; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b4440; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 68 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b4440, #3b4444); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3B4440?: #3B4440 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B4440?: The RGB value is 59, 68, 64: 59 red, 68 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B4440?: The complementary color is #443B3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B4440?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.