What color is #3A4050?

#3A4050 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Lava Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A4050?

The RGB value is 58, 64, 80: 58 red, 64 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A4050?

The complementary color is #504A3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A4050?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A4050 color

#3A4050 rgb(58, 64, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3A4050 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 25.1% green and 31.4% blue (58, 64, 80).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 16% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Lava Stone (#3C4151), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.35:1).

#3A4050 color codes

HEX	`#3A4050`
RGB	`rgb(58, 64, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 25.1%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 16%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 28%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 20%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.15, 1.7, -10.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.15, 10.61, 279.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.026, 5.145, 8.316)`
Decimal	`3817552`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A4050, 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 #3A4050	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A4050 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #3A4050 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a4050; }
.text { color: #3a4050; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a4050; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 64 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a4050, #3f3a50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #3A4050?: #3A4050 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Lava Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A4050?: The RGB value is 58, 64, 80: 58 red, 64 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A4050?: The complementary color is #504A3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A4050?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.