What color is #3E4140?

#3E4140 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Vulcanised. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E4140?

The RGB value is 62, 65, 64: 62 red, 65 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E4140?

The complementary color is #413E3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E4140?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E4140 color

#3E4140 rgb(62, 65, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3E4140 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 25.5% green and 25.1% blue (62, 65, 64).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 2% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Vulcanised (#424443), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.32:1).

#3E4140 color codes

HEX	`#3E4140`
RGB	`rgb(62, 65, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 25.5%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 2%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 5%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 2%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.23, -1.48, 0.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.23, 1.49, 173.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.802, 5.175, 5.595)`
Decimal	`4079936`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E4140, 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 #3E4140	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E4140 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.32:1	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 #3E4140 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e4140; }
.text { color: #3e4140; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e4140; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 65 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e4140, #3e4141); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3E4140?: #3E4140 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Vulcanised. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E4140?: The RGB value is 62, 65, 64: 62 red, 65 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E4140?: The complementary color is #413E3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E4140?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.