What color is #3B444B?

#3B444B is a dark, grayish azure known as Arsenic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Arsenic?

The RGB value is 59, 68, 75: 59 red, 68 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Arsenic?

The complementary color is #4B423B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B444B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Arsenic color: hex code #3B444B

#3B444B rgb(59, 68, 75)

Shades of gray

Arsenic has the hex code #3B444B. It is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 26.7% green and 29.4% blue (59, 68, 75).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 12% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.93:1).

Arsenic (#3B444B) color codes

HEX	`#3B444B`
RGB	`rgb(59, 68, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 26.7%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 12%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 21%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 9%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.31, -1.89, -5.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.31, 5.77, 250.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.14, 5.572, 7.46)`
Decimal	`3884107`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Arsenic, 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 #3B444B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B444B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #3B444B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b444b; }
.text { color: #3b444b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b444b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 68 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b444b, #3b3c4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #3B444B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #3B444B?: #3B444B is a dark, grayish azure known as Arsenic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Arsenic?: The RGB value is 59, 68, 75: 59 red, 68 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Arsenic?: The complementary color is #4B423B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B444B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.