What color is #3E4340?

#3E4340 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Vulcanised. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E4340?

The RGB value is 62, 67, 64: 62 red, 67 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E4340?

The complementary color is #433E41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E4340?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E4340 color

#3E4340 rgb(62, 67, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3E4340 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 26.3% green and 25.1% blue (62, 67, 64).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 4% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Vulcanised (#424443), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.09:1).

#3E4340 color codes

HEX	`#3E4340`
RGB	`rgb(62, 67, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 26.3%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 4%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 7%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 4%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.87, -2.76, 1.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.87, 2.97, 158.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.919, 5.409, 5.634)`
Decimal	`4080448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E4340, 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 #3E4340	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E4340 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #3E4340 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e4340; }
.text { color: #3e4340; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e4340; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 67 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e4340, #3e4342); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3E4340?: #3E4340 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Vulcanised. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E4340?: The RGB value is 62, 67, 64: 62 red, 67 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E4340?: The complementary color is #433E41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E4340?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.