What color is #3E4541?

#3E4541 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Urban Chic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E4541?

The RGB value is 62, 69, 65: 62 red, 69 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E4541?

The complementary color is #453E42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E4541?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E4541 color

#3E4541 rgb(62, 69, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3E4541 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 27.1% green and 25.5% blue (62, 69, 65).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 5% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Urban Chic (#424C4A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.85:1).

#3E4541 color codes

HEX	`#3E4541`
RGB	`rgb(62, 69, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 27.1%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 5%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 10%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 6%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.54, -3.8, 1.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.54, 4.06, 159.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.069, 5.662, 5.826)`
Decimal	`4080961`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E4541, 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 #3E4541	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E4541 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #3E4541 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e4541; }
.text { color: #3e4541; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e4541; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 69 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e4541, #3e4544); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #3E4541?: #3E4541 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Urban Chic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E4541?: The RGB value is 62, 69, 65: 62 red, 69 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E4541?: The complementary color is #453E42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E4541?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.