What color is #3E474B?

#3E474B is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lights Out. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E474B?

The RGB value is 62, 71, 75: 62 red, 71 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E474B?

The complementary color is #4B423E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E474B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E474B color

#3E474B rgb(62, 71, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3E474B is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 27.8% green and 29.4% blue (62, 71, 75).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 9% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Lights Out (#3D474B), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.51:1).

#3E474B color codes

HEX	`#3E474B`
RGB	`rgb(62, 71, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 27.8%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 9%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 17%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 5%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.51, -2.65, -3.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.51, 4.5, 233.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.51, 6.038, 7.531)`
Decimal	`4081483`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E474B, 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 #3E474B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E474B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #3E474B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e474b; }
.text { color: #3e474b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e474b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 71 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e474b, #3e414b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #3E474B?: #3E474B is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lights Out. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E474B?: The RGB value is 62, 71, 75: 62 red, 71 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E474B?: The complementary color is #4B423E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E474B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.