Charcoal

#3b3f3e

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for charcoal, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Charcoal is a near neutral, deep with barely any hue. Neutrals like this hold a palette together quietly. It works under any accent color, holding a scheme together without competing.

Charcoal color values

Every conversion for #3b3f3e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3b3f3e

RGB59, 63, 62

HSL165, 3%, 24%

HSV165, 6%, 25%

CMYK6%, 0%, 2%, 75%

Lab26.25, -1.9, 0.03

XYZ4.45, 4.83, 5.26

Decimal3882814

Web safe#333333

Pantone433 C

Shades of charcoal

#373a39 #2e3130 #292c2b #252727 #202322 #1c1e1d #181919 #131514 #0f1010

Tints of charcoal

#4d5251 #5f6564 #717876 #838b89 #969d9b #a9afad #bcc1c0 #d0d3d2 #e3e4e4 #f6f6f6

Colors that go with charcoal

Complementary#3f3b3c Analogous#3b3f3c Analogous#3b3e3f Triadic#3e3b3f Triadic#3f3e3b Split complementary#3f3b3e Split complementary#3f3c3b

Charcoal in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 6, 0, 2, 75.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3b3f3e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

6 0 2 75

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

10 4 6 81

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Charcoal in css

Copy #3b3f3e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3b3f3e; }
.text { color: #3b3f3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b3f3e; }

How charcoal looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Charcoal and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #3b3f3e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3b3f3e against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Charcoal on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #3b3f3e sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around charcoal? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn charcoal into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #3b3f3e and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from charcoal, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #3b3f3e is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.