What color is #3F3E37?

#3F3E37 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F3E37?

The RGB value is 63, 62, 55: 63 red, 62 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F3E37?

The complementary color is #37383F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F3E37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F3E37 color

#3F3E37 rgb(63, 62, 55)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3F3E37 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 24.3% green and 21.6% blue (63, 62, 55).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 7% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 13% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Black Olive (#3B3C36), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.74:1).

#3F3E37 color codes

HEX	`#3F3E37`
RGB	`rgb(63, 62, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 24.3%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 7%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 13%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 13%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.09, -1.06, 4.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.09, 4.58, 103.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.462, 4.778, 4.301)`
Decimal	`4144695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F3E37, 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 #3F3E37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F3E37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #3F3E37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f3e37; }
.text { color: #3f3e37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f3e37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 62 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f3e37, #3c3f37); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #3F3E37?: #3F3E37 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F3E37?: The RGB value is 63, 62, 55: 63 red, 62 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F3E37?: The complementary color is #37383F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F3E37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.