What color is #3E4B49?

#3E4B49 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Urban Chic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E4B49?

The RGB value is 62, 75, 73: 62 red, 75 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E4B49?

The complementary color is #4B3E40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E4B49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E4B49 color

#3E4B49 rgb(62, 75, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3E4B49 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 29.4% green and 28.6% blue (62, 75, 73).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 9% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Urban Chic (#424C4A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

#3E4B49 color codes

HEX	`#3E4B49`
RGB	`rgb(62, 75, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 29.4%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 9%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 17%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 3%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.73, -5.65, -0.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.73, 5.68, 185.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.705, 6.537, 7.263)`
Decimal	`4082505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E4B49, 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 #3E4B49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E4B49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #3E4B49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e4b49; }
.text { color: #3e4b49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e4b49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 75 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e4b49, #3e474b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3E4B49?: #3E4B49 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Urban Chic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E4B49?: The RGB value is 62, 75, 73: 62 red, 75 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E4B49?: The complementary color is #4B3E40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E4B49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.