What color is #3E473F?

#3E473F 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 #3E473F?

The RGB value is 62, 71, 63: 62 red, 71 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E473F?

The complementary color is #473E46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E473F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E473F color

#3E473F rgb(62, 71, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3E473F is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 27.8% green and 24.7% blue (62, 71, 63).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 7% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.64:1).

#3E473F color codes

HEX	`#3E473F`
RGB	`rgb(62, 71, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 27.8%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 7%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 13%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 11%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.13, -5.49, 3.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.13, 6.56, 146.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.137, 5.889, 5.568)`
Decimal	`4081471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E473F, 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 #3E473F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E473F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	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 #3E473F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e473f; }
.text { color: #3e473f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e473f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 71 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e473f, #3e4744); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3E473F?: #3E473F 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 #3E473F?: The RGB value is 62, 71, 63: 62 red, 71 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E473F?: The complementary color is #473E46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E473F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.