What color is #3E5361?

#3E5361 is a dark, grayish azure known as Dark Secret. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Dark Secret?

The RGB value is 62, 83, 97: 62 red, 83 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Dark Secret?

The complementary color is #614C3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E5361?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Dark Secret color: hex code #3E5361

#3E5361 rgb(62, 83, 97)

Shades of gray

Dark Secret has the hex code #3E5361. It is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 32.5% green and 38% blue (62, 83, 97).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 22% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

Dark Secret (#3E5361) color codes

HEX	`#3E5361`
RGB	`rgb(62, 83, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 32.5%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 22%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 36%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 14%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.14, -4.18, -10.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.14, 11.51, 248.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.237, 8.073, 12.484)`
Decimal	`4084577`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Dark Secret, 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 #3E5361	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E5361 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	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 #3E5361 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e5361; }
.text { color: #3e5361; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e5361; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 83 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e5361, #3e4261); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

See #3E5361 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #3E5361?: #3E5361 is a dark, grayish azure known as Dark Secret. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Dark Secret?: The RGB value is 62, 83, 97: 62 red, 83 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Dark Secret?: The complementary color is #614C3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E5361?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.