What color is #3E3745?

#3E3745 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E3745?

The RGB value is 62, 55, 69: 62 red, 55 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E3745?

The complementary color is #3E4537, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E3745?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E3745 color

#3E3745 rgb(62, 55, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3E3745 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 21.6% green and 27.1% blue (62, 55, 69).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 11% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Italian Grape (#413D4B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.43:1).

#3E3745 color codes

HEX	`#3E3745`
RGB	`rgb(62, 55, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 21.6%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 11%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 20%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 20%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.28, 6.28, -7.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.28, 9.8, 309.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.427, 4.186, 6.204)`
Decimal	`4077381`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E3745, 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 #3E3745	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E3745 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #3E3745 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e3745; }
.text { color: #3e3745; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e3745; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 55 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e3745, #453745); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #3E3745?: #3E3745 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E3745?: The RGB value is 62, 55, 69: 62 red, 55 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E3745?: The complementary color is #3E4537, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E3745?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.