What color is #3F3433?

#3F3433 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Cowboy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F3433?

The RGB value is 63, 52, 51: 63 red, 52 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F3433?

The complementary color is #333E3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F3433?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F3433 color

#3F3433 rgb(63, 52, 51)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3F3433 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 20.4% green and 20% blue (63, 52, 51).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 11% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 19% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Cowboy (#443736), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12:1).

#3F3433 color codes

HEX	`#3F3433`
RGB	`rgb(63, 52, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 20.4%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 11%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 19%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 19%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.83, 4.71, 2.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.83, 5.31, 27.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.875, 3.752, 3.651)`
Decimal	`4142131`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F3433, 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 #3F3433	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F3433 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	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 #3F3433 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f3433; }
.text { color: #3f3433; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f3433; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 52 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f3433, #3f3a33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #3F3433?: #3F3433 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Cowboy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F3433?: The RGB value is 63, 52, 51: 63 red, 52 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F3433?: The complementary color is #333E3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F3433?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.