#3F474F
Charcoal · dark neutral
About #3F474F
With the hex code #3F474F, this is a dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 25% red, 28% green and 31% blue, while a printer would mix 20% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Charcoal — a ΔE of 3.2 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #4F473F, a umber 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 — 9.44:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.44:1).
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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 #3F474F?
With the hex code #3F474F, this is a dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 25% red, 28% green and 31% blue, while a printer would mix 20% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #3F474F?
Use white text. White on #3F474F has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #3F474F?
Its complementary colour is #4F473F, and analogous partners are #3F4F4F and #3F3F4F.