What color is #3E494A?

#3E494A is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Dark Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E494A?

The RGB value is 62, 73, 74: 62 red, 73 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E494A?

The complementary color is #4A3F3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E494A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E494A color

#3E494A rgb(62, 73, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3E494A is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 28.6% green and 29% blue (62, 73, 74).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 9% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Dark Space (#414A4C), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.31:1).

#3E494A color codes

HEX	`#3E494A`
RGB	`rgb(62, 73, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 28.6%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 9%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 16%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 1%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.12, -4.16, -2.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.12, 4.66, 206.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.605, 6.283, 7.395)`
Decimal	`4081994`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E494A, 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 #3E494A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E494A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	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 #3E494A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e494a; }
.text { color: #3e494a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e494a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 73 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e494a, #3e434a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #3E494A?: #3E494A is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Dark Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E494A?: The RGB value is 62, 73, 74: 62 red, 73 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E494A?: The complementary color is #4A3F3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E494A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.