What color is #3E383D?

#3E383D is a dark gray, closest to the named color Moonless Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E383D?

The RGB value is 62, 56, 61: 62 red, 56 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E383D?

The complementary color is #383E39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E383D?

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.

#3E383D color

#3E383D rgb(62, 56, 61)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3E383D is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 22% green and 23.9% blue (62, 56, 61).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 5% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 2% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Moonless Night (#3C393D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#3E383D color codes

HEX	`#3E383D`
RGB	`rgb(62, 56, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 22%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 5%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 10%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 2%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.29, 3.71, -2.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.29, 4.29, 329.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.243, 4.189, 4.999)`
Decimal	`4077629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E383D, 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 #3E383D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E383D 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 #3E383D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e383d; }
.text { color: #3e383d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e383d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 56 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e383d, #3e383a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #3E383D?: #3E383D is a dark gray, closest to the named color Moonless Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E383D?: The RGB value is 62, 56, 61: 62 red, 56 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E383D?: The complementary color is #383E39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E383D?: 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.