What color is #3D3834?

#3D3834 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Kilimanjaro. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D3834?

The RGB value is 61, 56, 52: 61 red, 56 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D3834?

The complementary color is #34393D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D3834?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D3834 color

#3D3834 rgb(61, 56, 52)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3D3834 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 22% green and 20.4% blue (61, 56, 52).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 8% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 15% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Kilimanjaro (#3A3532), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.58:1).

#3D3834 color codes

HEX	`#3D3834`
RGB	`rgb(61, 56, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 22%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 8%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 15%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 15%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.9, 1.35, 3.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.9, 3.55, 67.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.958, 4.068, 3.825)`
Decimal	`4012084`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D3834, 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 #3D3834	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D3834 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.58:1	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 #3D3834 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d3834; }
.text { color: #3d3834; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d3834; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 56 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d3834, #3d3d34); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3D3834?: #3D3834 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Kilimanjaro. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D3834?: The RGB value is 61, 56, 52: 61 red, 56 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D3834?: The complementary color is #34393D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D3834?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.