What color is #3F3F43?

#3F3F43 is a dark gray, closest to the named color In the Dark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F3F43?

The RGB value is 63, 63, 67: 63 red, 63 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F3F43?

The complementary color is #43433F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F3F43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F3F43 color

#3F3F43 rgb(63, 63, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3F3F43 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 24.7% green and 26.3% blue (63, 63, 67).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 3% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is In the Dark (#3B3C41), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.48:1).

#3F3F43 color codes

HEX	`#3F3F43`
RGB	`rgb(63, 63, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 24.7%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 3%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 6%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 6%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.78, 0.92, -2.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.78, 2.61, 290.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.84, 5.017, 6.022)`
Decimal	`4144963`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F3F43, 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 #3F3F43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F3F43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #3F3F43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f3f43; }
.text { color: #3f3f43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f3f43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 63 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f3f43, #413f43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #3F3F43?: #3F3F43 is a dark gray, closest to the named color In the Dark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F3F43?: The RGB value is 63, 63, 67: 63 red, 63 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F3F43?: The complementary color is #43433F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F3F43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.