What color is #3A5250?

#3A5250 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 #3A5250?

The RGB value is 58, 82, 80: 58 red, 82 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A5250?

The complementary color is #523A3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A5250?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A5250 color

#3A5250 rgb(58, 82, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3A5250 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 32.2% green and 31.4% blue (58, 82, 80).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 17% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.39:1).

#3A5250 color codes

HEX	`#3A5250`
RGB	`rgb(58, 82, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 32.2%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 17%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 29%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 2%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.95, -9.6, -1.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.95, 9.77, 190.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.21, 7.513, 8.711)`
Decimal	`3822160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A5250, 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 #3A5250	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A5250 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	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 #3A5250 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a5250; }
.text { color: #3a5250; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a5250; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 82 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a5250, #3a4852); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3A5250?: #3A5250 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 #3A5250?: The RGB value is 58, 82, 80: 58 red, 82 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A5250?: The complementary color is #523A3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A5250?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.