What color is #3F4841?

#3F4841 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F4841?

The RGB value is 63, 72, 65: 63 red, 72 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F4841?

The complementary color is #483F46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F4841?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F4841 color

#3F4841 rgb(63, 72, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3F4841 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 28.2% green and 25.5% blue (63, 72, 65).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 7% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.48:1).

#3F4841 color codes

HEX	`#3F4841`
RGB	`rgb(63, 72, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 28.2%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 7%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 12%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 10%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.6, -5.26, 2.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.6, 6.04, 150.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.321, 6.073, 5.892)`
Decimal	`4147265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F4841, 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 #3F4841	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F4841 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #3F4841 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f4841; }
.text { color: #3f4841; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f4841; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 72 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f4841, #3f4846); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #3F4841?: #3F4841 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F4841?: The RGB value is 63, 72, 65: 63 red, 72 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F4841?: The complementary color is #483F46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F4841?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.