What color is #3E3232?

#3E3232 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Smoked Black Coffee. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E3232?

The RGB value is 62, 50, 50: 62 red, 50 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E3232?

The complementary color is #323E3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E3232?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E3232 color

#3E3232 rgb(62, 50, 50)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3E3232 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 19.6% green and 19.6% blue (62, 50, 50).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 11% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 19% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Smoked Black Coffee (#3B2F2F), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.3:1).

#3E3232 color codes

HEX	`#3E3232`
RGB	`rgb(62, 50, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 19.6%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 11%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 19%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 19%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.07, 5.39, 2.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.07, 5.76, 20.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.703, 3.536, 3.504)`
Decimal	`4076082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E3232, 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 #3E3232	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E3232 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #3E3232 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e3232; }
.text { color: #3e3232; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e3232; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 50 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e3232, #3e3832); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #3E3232?: #3E3232 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Smoked Black Coffee. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E3232?: The RGB value is 62, 50, 50: 62 red, 50 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E3232?: The complementary color is #323E3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E3232?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.