What color is #3F443E?

#3F443E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F443E?

The RGB value is 63, 68, 62: 63 red, 68 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F443E?

The complementary color is #433E44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F443E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F443E color

#3F443E rgb(63, 68, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3F443E is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 26.7% green and 24.3% blue (63, 68, 62).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 5% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Pine (#444B43), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.96:1).

#3F443E color codes

HEX	`#3F443E`
RGB	`rgb(63, 68, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 26.7%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 5%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 9%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 9%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.22, -3.42, 2.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.22, 4.5, 139.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.986, 5.539, 5.363)`
Decimal	`4146238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F443E, 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 #3F443E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F443E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.96:1	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 #3F443E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f443e; }
.text { color: #3f443e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f443e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 68 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f443e, #3e4440); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #3F443E?: #3F443E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F443E?: The RGB value is 63, 68, 62: 63 red, 68 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F443E?: The complementary color is #433E44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F443E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.