What color is #3F4349?

#3F4349 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Stargazing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F4349?

The RGB value is 63, 67, 73: 63 red, 67 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F4349?

The complementary color is #49453F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F4349?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F4349 color

#3F4349 rgb(63, 67, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3F4349 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 26.3% green and 28.6% blue (63, 67, 73).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 7% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Stargazing (#414549), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.95:1).

#3F4349 color codes

HEX	`#3F4349`
RGB	`rgb(63, 67, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 26.3%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 7%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 14%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 8%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.25, -0.21, -4.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.25, 4.19, 267.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.259, 5.552, 7.097)`
Decimal	`4145993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F4349, 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 #3F4349	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F4349 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #3F4349 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f4349; }
.text { color: #3f4349; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f4349; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 67 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f4349, #403f49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #3F4349?: #3F4349 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Stargazing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F4349?: The RGB value is 63, 67, 73: 63 red, 67 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F4349?: The complementary color is #49453F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F4349?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.