What color is #3F353F?

#3F353F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Professor Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F353F?

The RGB value is 63, 53, 63: 63 red, 53 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F353F?

The complementary color is #353F35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F353F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F353F color

#3F353F rgb(63, 53, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3F353F is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 20.8% green and 24.7% blue (63, 53, 63).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 9% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Professor Plum (#393540), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.72:1).

#3F353F color codes

HEX	`#3F353F`
RGB	`rgb(63, 53, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 20.8%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 9%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 16%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.55, 6.6, -4.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.55, 8.03, 325.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.22, 3.962, 5.244)`
Decimal	`4142399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F353F, 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 #3F353F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F353F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #3F353F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f353f; }
.text { color: #3f353f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f353f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 53 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f353f, #3f353a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #3F353F?: #3F353F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Professor Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F353F?: The RGB value is 63, 53, 63: 63 red, 53 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F353F?: The complementary color is #353F35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F353F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.