What color is #3A4A63?

#3A4A63 is a dark, desaturated azure known as Silent Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Silent Sea?

The RGB value is 58, 74, 99: 58 red, 74 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Silent Sea?

The complementary color is #63533A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A4A63?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Silent Sea color: hex code #3A4A63

#3A4A63 rgb(58, 74, 99)

Shades of blue

Silent Sea has the hex code #3A4A63. It is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 29% green and 38.8% blue (58, 74, 99).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 26% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.98:1).

Silent Sea (#3A4A63) color codes

HEX	`#3A4A63`
RGB	`rgb(58, 74, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 29%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 26%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 41%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 25%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.11, 0.84, -16.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.11, 16.66, 272.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.445, 6.698, 12.755)`
Decimal	`3820131`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Silent Sea, 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 #3A4A63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A4A63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	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 #3A4A63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a4a63; }
.text { color: #3a4a63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a4a63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 74 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a4a63, #3e3a63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

See #3A4A63 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #3A4A63?: #3A4A63 is a dark, desaturated azure known as Silent Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Silent Sea?: The RGB value is 58, 74, 99: 58 red, 74 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Silent Sea?: The complementary color is #63533A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A4A63?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.