What color is #3A4453?

#3A4453 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Starless Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A4453?

The RGB value is 58, 68, 83: 58 red, 68 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A4453?

The complementary color is #53493A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A4453?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A4453 color

#3A4453 rgb(58, 68, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3A4453 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 26.7% green and 32.5% blue (58, 68, 83).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 18% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Starless Night (#3E4855), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.85:1).

#3A4453 color codes

HEX	`#3A4453`
RGB	`rgb(58, 68, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 26.7%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 18%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 30%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 18%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.53, -0.06, -10.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.53, 10.31, 269.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.373, 5.658, 8.991)`
Decimal	`3818579`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A4453, 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 #3A4453	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A4453 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #3A4453 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a4453; }
.text { color: #3a4453; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a4453; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 68 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a4453, #3d3a53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #3A4453?: #3A4453 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Starless Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A4453?: The RGB value is 58, 68, 83: 58 red, 68 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A4453?: The complementary color is #53493A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A4453?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.