What color is #3E473D?

#3E473D is a dark gray, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E473D?

The RGB value is 62, 71, 61: 62 red, 71 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E473D?

The complementary color is #463D47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E473D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E473D color

#3E473D rgb(62, 71, 61)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3E473D is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 27.8% green and 23.9% blue (62, 71, 61).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 8% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.66:1).

#3E473D color codes

HEX	`#3E473D`
RGB	`rgb(62, 71, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 27.8%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 8%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 14%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 14%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.08, -5.93, 4.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.08, 7.62, 141.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.082, 5.867, 5.279)`
Decimal	`4081469`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E473D, 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 #3E473D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E473D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #3E473D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e473d; }
.text { color: #3e473d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e473d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 71 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e473d, #3d4741); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #3E473D?: #3E473D is a dark gray, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E473D?: The RGB value is 62, 71, 61: 62 red, 71 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E473D?: The complementary color is #463D47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E473D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.