What color is #3E3B41?

#3E3B41 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tuxedo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E3B41?

The RGB value is 62, 59, 65: 62 red, 59 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E3B41?

The complementary color is #3E413B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E3B41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E3B41 color

#3E3B41 rgb(62, 59, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3E3B41 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 23.1% green and 25.5% blue (62, 59, 65).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 5% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Tuxedo (#3F3C43), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.01:1).

#3E3B41 color codes

HEX	`#3E3B41`
RGB	`rgb(62, 59, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 23.1%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 5%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 9%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 9%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.36, 2.65, -3.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.36, 4.18, 309.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.505, 4.534, 5.638)`
Decimal	`4078401`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E3B41, 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 #3E3B41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E3B41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #3E3B41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e3b41; }
.text { color: #3e3b41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e3b41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 59 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e3b41, #413b41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #3E3B41?: #3E3B41 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tuxedo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E3B41?: The RGB value is 62, 59, 65: 62 red, 59 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E3B41?: The complementary color is #3E413B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E3B41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.