What color is #3E4840?

#3E4840 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 #3E4840?

The RGB value is 62, 72, 64: 62 red, 72 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E4840?

The complementary color is #483E46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E4840?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E4840 color

#3E4840 rgb(62, 72, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3E4840 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 28.2% green and 25.1% blue (62, 72, 64).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 7% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.52:1).

#3E4840 color codes

HEX	`#3E4840`
RGB	`rgb(62, 72, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 28.2%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 7%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 14%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 11%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.49, -5.89, 3.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.49, 6.82, 149.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.229, 6.029, 5.738)`
Decimal	`4081728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E4840, 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 #3E4840	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E4840 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.52:1	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 #3E4840 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e4840; }
.text { color: #3e4840; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e4840; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 72 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e4840, #3e4845); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #3E4840?: #3E4840 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 #3E4840?: The RGB value is 62, 72, 64: 62 red, 72 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E4840?: The complementary color is #483E46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E4840?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.