What color is #3A4E4F?

#3A4E4F is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A4E4F?

The RGB value is 58, 78, 79: 58 red, 78 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A4E4F?

The complementary color is #4F3B3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A4E4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A4E4F color

#3A4E4F rgb(58, 78, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3A4E4F is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 30.6% green and 31% blue (58, 78, 79).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 15% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.81:1).

#3A4E4F color codes

HEX	`#3A4E4F`
RGB	`rgb(58, 78, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 30.6%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 15%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 27%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 1%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.61, -7.45, -3.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.61, 8.08, 202.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.88, 6.913, 8.42)`
Decimal	`3821135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A4E4F, 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 #3A4E4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A4E4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	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 #3A4E4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a4e4f; }
.text { color: #3a4e4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a4e4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 78 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a4e4f, #3a434f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3A4E4F?: #3A4E4F is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A4E4F?: The RGB value is 58, 78, 79: 58 red, 78 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A4E4F?: The complementary color is #4F3B3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A4E4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.