What color is #3A475E?

#3A475E is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Silent Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A475E?

The RGB value is 58, 71, 94: 58 red, 71 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A475E?

The complementary color is #5E513A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A475E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A475E color

#3A475E rgb(58, 71, 94)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3A475E is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 27.8% green and 36.9% blue (58, 71, 94).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 24% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Silent Sea (#3A4A63), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.36:1).

#3A475E color codes

HEX	`#3A475E`
RGB	`rgb(58, 71, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 27.8%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 24%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 38%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 24%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.95, 1.24, -15.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.95, 15.29, 274.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.018, 6.214, 11.47)`
Decimal	`3819358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A475E, 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 #3A475E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A475E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	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 #3A475E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a475e; }
.text { color: #3a475e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a475e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 71 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a475e, #3f3a5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #3A475E?: #3A475E is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Silent Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A475E?: The RGB value is 58, 71, 94: 58 red, 71 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A475E?: The complementary color is #5E513A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A475E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.