What color is #3A3B4B?

#3A3B4B is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A3B4B?

The RGB value is 58, 59, 75: 58 red, 59 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A3B4B?

The complementary color is #4B4A3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A3B4B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A3B4B color

#3A3B4B rgb(58, 59, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3A3B4B is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 23.1% green and 29.4% blue (58, 59, 75).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 13% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Shuriken (#333344), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.01:1).

#3A3B4B color codes

HEX	`#3A3B4B`
RGB	`rgb(58, 59, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 23.1%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 13%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 23%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 21%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.37, 3.62, -9.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.37, 10.53, 290.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.579, 4.535, 7.289)`
Decimal	`3816267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A3B4B, 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 #3A3B4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A3B4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #3A3B4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a3b4b; }
.text { color: #3a3b4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a3b4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 59 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a3b4b, #423a4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #3A3B4B?: #3A3B4B is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A3B4B?: The RGB value is 58, 59, 75: 58 red, 59 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A3B4B?: The complementary color is #4B4A3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A3B4B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.