What color is #3E3938?

#3E3938 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Eclipse. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E3938?

The RGB value is 62, 57, 56: 62 red, 57 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E3938?

The complementary color is #383D3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E3938?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E3938 color

#3E3938 rgb(62, 57, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3E3938 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 22.4% green and 22% blue (62, 57, 56).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 5% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 10% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Eclipse (#3F3939), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.37:1).

#3E3938 color codes

HEX	`#3E3938`
RGB	`rgb(62, 57, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 22.4%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 5%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 10%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 10%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.44, 1.96, 1.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.44, 2.41, 35.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.163, 4.236, 4.339)`
Decimal	`4077880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E3938, 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 #3E3938	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E3938 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.37:1	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 #3E3938 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e3938; }
.text { color: #3e3938; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e3938; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 57 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e3938, #3e3c38); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3E3938?: #3E3938 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Eclipse. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E3938?: The RGB value is 62, 57, 56: 62 red, 57 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E3938?: The complementary color is #383D3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E3938?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.