What color is #3E3340?

#3E3340 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 #3E3340?

The RGB value is 62, 51, 64: 62 red, 51 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E3340?

The complementary color is #354033, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E3340?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E3340 color

#3E3340 rgb(62, 51, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3E3340 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 20% green and 25.1% blue (62, 51, 64).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 11% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.98:1).

#3E3340 color codes

HEX	`#3E3340`
RGB	`rgb(62, 51, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 20%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 11%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 20%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 20%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.87, 7.76, -6.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.87, 9.98, 320.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.096, 3.762, 5.36)`
Decimal	`4076352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E3340, 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 #3E3340	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E3340 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.98:1	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 #3E3340 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e3340; }
.text { color: #3e3340; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e3340; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 51 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e3340, #40333c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #3E3340?: #3E3340 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 #3E3340?: The RGB value is 62, 51, 64: 62 red, 51 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E3340?: The complementary color is #354033, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E3340?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.