What color is #3E353E?

#3E353E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Professor Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E353E?

The RGB value is 62, 53, 62: 62 red, 53 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E353E?

The complementary color is #353E35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E353E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E353E color

#3E353E rgb(62, 53, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3E353E is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 20.8% green and 24.3% blue (62, 53, 62).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 8% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Professor Plum (#393540), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.77:1).

#3E353E color codes

HEX	`#3E353E`
RGB	`rgb(62, 53, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 20.8%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 8%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 15%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.4, 5.95, -4.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.4, 7.25, 325.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.129, 3.918, 5.095)`
Decimal	`4076862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E353E, 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 #3E353E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E353E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	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 #3E353E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e353e; }
.text { color: #3e353e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e353e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 53 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e353e, #3e353a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #3E353E?: #3E353E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Professor Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E353E?: The RGB value is 62, 53, 62: 62 red, 53 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E353E?: The complementary color is #353E35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E353E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.