What color is #3E333F?

#3E333F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E333F?

The RGB value is 62, 51, 63: 62 red, 51 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E333F?

The complementary color is #343F33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E333F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E333F color

#3E333F rgb(62, 51, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3E333F is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 20% green and 24.7% blue (62, 51, 63).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 11% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12:1).

#3E333F color codes

HEX	`#3E333F`
RGB	`rgb(62, 51, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 20%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 11%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 19%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 19%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.83, 7.52, -5.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.83, 9.42, 323)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.068, 3.751, 5.211)`
Decimal	`4076351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E333F, 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 #3E333F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E333F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	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 #3E333F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e333f; }
.text { color: #3e333f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e333f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 51 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e333f, #3f333a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #3E333F?: #3E333F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E333F?: The RGB value is 62, 51, 63: 62 red, 51 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E333F?: The complementary color is #343F33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E333F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.