What color is #3E3B47?

#3E3B47 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E3B47?

The RGB value is 62, 59, 71: 62 red, 59 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E3B47?

The complementary color is #44473B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E3B47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E3B47 color

#3E3B47 rgb(62, 59, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3E3B47 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 23.1% green and 27.8% blue (62, 59, 71).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 9% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Italian Grape (#413D4B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.93:1).

#3E3B47 color codes

HEX	`#3E3B47`
RGB	`rgb(62, 59, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 23.1%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 9%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 17%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 17%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.58, 4.12, -6.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.58, 8.02, 300.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.688, 4.607, 6.602)`
Decimal	`4078407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E3B47, 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 #3E3B47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E3B47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #3E3B47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e3b47; }
.text { color: #3e3b47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e3b47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 59 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e3b47, #443b47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #3E3B47?: #3E3B47 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E3B47?: The RGB value is 62, 59, 71: 62 red, 59 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E3B47?: The complementary color is #44473B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E3B47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.