What color is #3E413D?

#3E413D is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E413D?

The RGB value is 62, 65, 61: 62 red, 65 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E413D?

The complementary color is #403D41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E413D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E413D color

#3E413D rgb(62, 65, 61)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3E413D is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 25.5% green and 23.9% blue (62, 65, 61).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 3% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Black Olive (#3B3C36), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.35:1).

#3E413D color codes

HEX	`#3E413D`
RGB	`rgb(62, 65, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 25.5%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 3%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 6%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 6%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.13, -2.15, 2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.13, 2.94, 137.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.719, 5.142, 5.158)`
Decimal	`4079933`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E413D, 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 #3E413D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E413D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #3E413D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e413d; }
.text { color: #3e413d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e413d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 65 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e413d, #3d413e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3E413D?: #3E413D is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E413D?: The RGB value is 62, 65, 61: 62 red, 65 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E413D?: The complementary color is #403D41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E413D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.