What color is #3E3541?

#3E3541 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Professor Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E3541?

The RGB value is 62, 53, 65: 62 red, 53 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E3541?

The complementary color is #384135, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E3541?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E3541 color

#3E3541 rgb(62, 53, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3E3541 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 20.8% green and 25.5% blue (62, 53, 65).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 10% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Professor Plum (#393540), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.73:1).

#3E3541 color codes

HEX	`#3E3541`
RGB	`rgb(62, 53, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 20.8%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 10%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 18%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 18%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.51, 6.65, -5.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.51, 8.95, 317.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.214, 3.952, 5.541)`
Decimal	`4076865`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E3541, 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 #3E3541	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E3541 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #3E3541 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e3541; }
.text { color: #3e3541; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e3541; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 53 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e3541, #41353e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #3E3541?: #3E3541 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Professor Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E3541?: The RGB value is 62, 53, 65: 62 red, 53 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E3541?: The complementary color is #384135, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E3541?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.