What color is #3F4049?

#3F4049 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Midnight Serenade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F4049?

The RGB value is 63, 64, 73: 63 red, 64 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F4049?

The complementary color is #49483F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F4049?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F4049 color

#3F4049 rgb(63, 64, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3F4049 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 25.1% green and 28.6% blue (63, 64, 73).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 7% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Serenade (#41434E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.29:1).

#3F4049 color codes

HEX	`#3F4049`
RGB	`rgb(63, 64, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 25.1%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 7%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 14%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 12%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.31, 1.73, -5.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.31, 5.86, 287.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.086, 5.205, 7.039)`
Decimal	`4145225`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F4049, 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 #3F4049	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F4049 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #3F4049 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f4049; }
.text { color: #3f4049; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f4049; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 64 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f4049, #433f49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #3F4049?: #3F4049 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Midnight Serenade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F4049?: The RGB value is 63, 64, 73: 63 red, 64 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F4049?: The complementary color is #49483F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F4049?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.