What color is #3F4443?

#3F4443 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Vulcanised. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F4443?

The RGB value is 63, 68, 67: 63 red, 68 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F4443?

The complementary color is #443F40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F4443?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F4443 color

#3F4443 rgb(63, 68, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3F4443 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 26.7% green and 26.3% blue (63, 68, 67).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 4% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Vulcanised (#424443), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.91:1).

#3F4443 color codes

HEX	`#3F4443`
RGB	`rgb(63, 68, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 26.7%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 4%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 7%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 1%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.37, -2.29, -0.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.37, 2.3, 182.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.13, 5.596, 6.119)`
Decimal	`4146243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F4443, 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 #3F4443	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F4443 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #3F4443 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f4443; }
.text { color: #3f4443; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f4443; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 68 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f4443, #3f4244); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #3F4443?: #3F4443 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Vulcanised. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F4443?: The RGB value is 63, 68, 67: 63 red, 68 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F4443?: The complementary color is #443F40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F4443?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.