What color is #3E3842?

#3E3842 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Professor Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E3842?

The RGB value is 62, 56, 66: 62 red, 56 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E3842?

The complementary color is #3C4238, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E3842?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E3842 color

#3E3842 rgb(62, 56, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3E3842 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 22% green and 25.9% blue (62, 56, 66).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 8% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Professor Plum (#393540), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.36:1).

#3E3842 color codes

HEX	`#3E3842`
RGB	`rgb(62, 56, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 22%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 8%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 15%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 15%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.47, 4.88, -5.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.47, 7.15, 313.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.384, 4.246, 5.742)`
Decimal	`4077634`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E3842, 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 #3E3842	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E3842 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	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 #3E3842 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e3842; }
.text { color: #3e3842; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e3842; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 56 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e3842, #423841); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #3E3842?: #3E3842 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Professor Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E3842?: The RGB value is 62, 56, 66: 62 red, 56 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E3842?: The complementary color is #3C4238, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E3842?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.