What color is #3F3E47?

#3F3E47 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tuxedo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F3E47?

The RGB value is 63, 62, 71: 63 red, 62 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F3E47?

The complementary color is #46473E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F3E47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F3E47 color

#3F3E47 rgb(63, 62, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3F3E47 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 24.3% green and 27.8% blue (63, 62, 71).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 7% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Tuxedo (#3F3C43), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.55:1).

#3F3E47 color codes

HEX	`#3F3E47`
RGB	`rgb(63, 62, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 24.3%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 7%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 13%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 13%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.61, 2.54, -5.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.61, 5.9, 295.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.91, 4.957, 6.658)`
Decimal	`4144711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F3E47, 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 #3F3E47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F3E47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #3F3E47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f3e47; }
.text { color: #3f3e47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f3e47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 62 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f3e47, #443e47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #3F3E47?: #3F3E47 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tuxedo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F3E47?: The RGB value is 63, 62, 71: 63 red, 62 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F3E47?: The complementary color is #46473E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F3E47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.