What color is #3A484C?

#3A484C is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Lights Out. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A484C?

The RGB value is 58, 72, 76: 58 red, 72 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A484C?

The complementary color is #4C3E3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A484C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A484C color

#3A484C rgb(58, 72, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3A484C is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 28.2% green and 29.8% blue (58, 72, 76).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 13% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Lights Out (#3D474B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.5:1).

#3A484C color codes

HEX	`#3A484C`
RGB	`rgb(58, 72, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 28.2%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 13%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 24%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 5%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.55, -4.53, -4.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.55, 6.21, 223.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.366, 6.056, 7.722)`
Decimal	`3819596`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A484C, 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 #3A484C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A484C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #3A484C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a484c; }
.text { color: #3a484c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a484c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 72 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a484c, #3a3f4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3A484C?: #3A484C is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Lights Out. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A484C?: The RGB value is 58, 72, 76: 58 red, 72 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A484C?: The complementary color is #4C3E3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A484C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.