What color is #3E3037?

#3E3037 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E3037?

The RGB value is 62, 48, 55: 62 red, 48 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E3037?

The complementary color is #303E37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E3037?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E3037 color

#3E3037 rgb(62, 48, 55)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3E3037 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 18.8% green and 21.6% blue (62, 48, 55).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 13% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 11% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.48:1).

#3E3037 color codes

HEX	`#3E3037`
RGB	`rgb(62, 48, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 18.8%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 13%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 23%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 11%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.63, 7.76, -2.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.63, 8.02, 345.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.733, 3.414, 4.076)`
Decimal	`4075575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E3037, 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 #3E3037	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E3037 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	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 #3E3037 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e3037; }
.text { color: #3e3037; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e3037; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 48 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e3037, #3e3030); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #3E3037?: #3E3037 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E3037?: The RGB value is 62, 48, 55: 62 red, 48 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E3037?: The complementary color is #303E37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E3037?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.