What color is #3E483E?

#3E483E 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 #3E483E?

The RGB value is 62, 72, 62: 62 red, 72 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E483E?

The complementary color is #483E48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E483E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E483E color

#3E483E rgb(62, 72, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3E483E is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 28.2% green and 24.3% blue (62, 72, 62).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 7% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.54:1).

#3E483E color codes

HEX	`#3E483E`
RGB	`rgb(62, 72, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 28.2%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 7%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 14%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 14%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.43, -6.33, 4.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.43, 7.85, 143.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.173, 6.007, 5.443)`
Decimal	`4081726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E483E, 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 #3E483E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E483E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	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 #3E483E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e483e; }
.text { color: #3e483e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e483e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 72 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e483e, #3e4843); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #3E483E?: #3E483E 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 #3E483E?: The RGB value is 62, 72, 62: 62 red, 72 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E483E?: The complementary color is #483E48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E483E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.