What color is #3E374E?

#3E374E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E374E?

The RGB value is 62, 55, 78: 62 red, 55 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E374E?

The complementary color is #474E37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E374E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E374E color

#3E374E rgb(62, 55, 78)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3E374E is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 21.6% green and 30.6% blue (62, 55, 78).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 17% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.28:1).

#3E374E color codes

HEX	`#3E374E`
RGB	`rgb(62, 55, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 21.6%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 17%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 29%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 29%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.66, 8.62, -12.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.66, 15.53, 303.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.728, 4.307, 7.788)`
Decimal	`4077390`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E374E, 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 #3E374E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E374E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #3E374E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e374e; }
.text { color: #3e374e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e374e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 55 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e374e, #4a374e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3E374E?: #3E374E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E374E?: The RGB value is 62, 55, 78: 62 red, 55 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E374E?: The complementary color is #474E37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E374E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.