What color is #3F3D3C?

#3F3D3C is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Panther. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F3D3C?

The RGB value is 63, 61, 60: 63 red, 61 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F3D3C?

The complementary color is #3C3E3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F3D3C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F3D3C color

#3F3D3C rgb(63, 61, 60)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3F3D3C is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 23.9% green and 23.5% blue (63, 61, 60).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 2% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 5% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Black Panther (#424242), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.8:1).

#3F3D3C color codes

HEX	`#3F3D3C`
RGB	`rgb(63, 61, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 23.9%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 2%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 5%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 5%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.92, 0.63, 0.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.92, 1.12, 55.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.534, 4.721, 4.946)`
Decimal	`4144444`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F3D3C, 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 #3F3D3C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F3D3C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #3F3D3C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f3d3c; }
.text { color: #3f3d3c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f3d3c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 61 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f3d3c, #3f3f3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3F3D3C?: #3F3D3C is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Panther. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F3D3C?: The RGB value is 63, 61, 60: 63 red, 61 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F3D3C?: The complementary color is #3C3E3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F3D3C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.