What color is #3E4242?

#3E4242 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tamahagane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E4242?

The RGB value is 62, 66, 66: 62 red, 66 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E4242?

The complementary color is #423E3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E4242?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E4242 color

#3E4242 rgb(62, 66, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3E4242 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 25.9% green and 25.9% blue (62, 66, 66).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 3% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Tamahagane (#3B3F40), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.18:1).

#3E4242 color codes

HEX	`#3E4242`
RGB	`rgb(62, 66, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 25.9%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 3%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 6%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.61, -1.66, -0.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.61, 1.76, 199.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.918, 5.314, 5.92)`
Decimal	`4080194`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E4242, 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 #3E4242	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E4242 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #3E4242 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e4242; }
.text { color: #3e4242; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e4242; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 66 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e4242, #3e4042); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #3E4242?: #3E4242 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tamahagane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E4242?: The RGB value is 62, 66, 66: 62 red, 66 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E4242?: The complementary color is #423E3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E4242?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.