#3D3545
Gunmetal · dark cool purple
About #3D3545
With the hex code #3D3545, this is a dark purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 24% red, 21% green and 27% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Gunmetal — a ΔE of 11.2 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #3D4535, a graphite shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 11.71:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.71:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #3D3545?
With the hex code #3D3545, this is a dark purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 24% red, 21% green and 27% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #3D3545?
Use white text. White on #3D3545 has a contrast ratio of 11.71:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #3D3545?
Its complementary colour is #3D4535, and analogous partners are #353545 and #453545.