What color is #3F3F38?

#3F3F38 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 #3F3F38?

The RGB value is 63, 63, 56: 63 red, 63 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F3F38?

The complementary color is #38383F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F3F38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F3F38 color

#3F3F38 rgb(63, 63, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3F3F38 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 24.7% green and 22% blue (63, 63, 56).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 6% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Black Olive (#3B3C36), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.61:1).

#3F3F38 color codes

HEX	`#3F3F38`
RGB	`rgb(63, 63, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 24.7%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 6%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 11%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 11%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.44, -1.5, 4.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.44, 4.55, 109.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.541, 4.897, 4.447)`
Decimal	`4144952`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F3F38, 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 #3F3F38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F3F38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #3F3F38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f3f38; }
.text { color: #3f3f38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f3f38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 63 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f3f38, #3b3f38); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3F3F38?: #3F3F38 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 #3F3F38?: The RGB value is 63, 63, 56: 63 red, 63 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F3F38?: The complementary color is #38383F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F3F38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.