What color is #3A3C54?

#3A3C54 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A3C54?

The RGB value is 58, 60, 84: 58 red, 60 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A3C54?

The complementary color is #54523A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A3C54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A3C54 color

#3A3C54 rgb(58, 60, 84)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3A3C54 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 23.5% green and 32.9% blue (58, 60, 84).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 18% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Genie (#3E4364), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.75:1).

#3A3C54 color codes

HEX	`#3A3C54`
RGB	`rgb(58, 60, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 23.5%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 18%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 31%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 29%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.07, 5.51, -14.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.07, 15.72, 290.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.961, 4.771, 9.045)`
Decimal	`3816532`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A3C54, 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 #3A3C54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A3C54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #3A3C54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a3c54; }
.text { color: #3a3c54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a3c54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 60 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a3c54, #453a54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #3A3C54?: #3A3C54 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A3C54?: The RGB value is 58, 60, 84: 58 red, 60 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A3C54?: The complementary color is #54523A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A3C54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.