What color is #3A494C?

#3A494C 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 #3A494C?

The RGB value is 58, 73, 76: 58 red, 73 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A494C?

The complementary color is #4C3D3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A494C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A494C color

#3A494C rgb(58, 73, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3A494C is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 28.6% green and 29.8% blue (58, 73, 76).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 13% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Lights Out (#3D474B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.39:1).

#3A494C color codes

HEX	`#3A494C`
RGB	`rgb(58, 73, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 28.6%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 13%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 24%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 4%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.88, -5.16, -3.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.88, 6.39, 216.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.432, 6.186, 7.744)`
Decimal	`3819852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A494C, 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 #3A494C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A494C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.39:1	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 #3A494C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a494c; }
.text { color: #3a494c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a494c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 73 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a494c, #3a404c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #3A494C?: #3A494C 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 #3A494C?: The RGB value is 58, 73, 76: 58 red, 73 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A494C?: The complementary color is #4C3D3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A494C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.