What color is #3E404D?

#3E404D is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Madonna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E404D?

The RGB value is 62, 64, 77: 62 red, 64 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E404D?

The complementary color is #4D4B3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E404D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E404D color

#3E404D rgb(62, 64, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3E404D is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 25.1% green and 30.2% blue (62, 64, 77).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 11% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Madonna (#3F4250), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.27:1).

#3E404D color codes

HEX	`#3E404D`
RGB	`rgb(62, 64, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 25.1%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 11%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 19%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 17%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.37, 2.37, -8.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.37, 8.47, 286.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.159, 5.227, 7.757)`
Decimal	`4079693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E404D, 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 #3E404D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E404D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	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 #3E404D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e404d; }
.text { color: #3e404d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e404d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 64 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e404d, #433e4d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #3E404D?: #3E404D is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Madonna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E404D?: The RGB value is 62, 64, 77: 62 red, 64 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E404D?: The complementary color is #4D4B3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E404D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.