What color is #3F423B?

#3F423B is a dark gray, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F423B?

The RGB value is 63, 66, 59: 63 red, 66 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F423B?

The complementary color is #3E3B42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F423B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F423B color

#3F423B rgb(63, 66, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3F423B is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 25.9% green and 23.1% blue (63, 66, 59).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 6% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.22:1).

#3F423B color codes

HEX	`#3F423B`
RGB	`rgb(63, 66, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 25.9%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 6%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 11%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 11%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.49, -2.79, 3.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.49, 4.74, 126.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.787, 5.269, 4.902)`
Decimal	`4145723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F423B, 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 #3F423B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F423B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	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 #3F423B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f423b; }
.text { color: #3f423b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f423b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 66 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f423b, #3c423b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3F423B?: #3F423B is a dark gray, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F423B?: The RGB value is 63, 66, 59: 63 red, 66 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F423B?: The complementary color is #3E3B42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F423B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.