What color is #3A5976?

#3A5976 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color 3AM in Shibuya. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A5976?

The RGB value is 58, 89, 118: 58 red, 89 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A5976?

The complementary color is #76573A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A5976?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A5976 color

#3A5976 rgb(58, 89, 118)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3A5976 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 34.9% green and 46.3% blue (58, 89, 118).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 34% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is 3AM in Shibuya (#225577), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

#3A5976 color codes

HEX	`#3A5976`
RGB	`rgb(58, 89, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 34.9%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 34%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 51%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 25%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.65, -2.6, -19.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.65, 20.14, 262.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.586, 9.352, 18.489)`
Decimal	`3823990`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A5976, 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 #3A5976	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A5976 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	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 #3A5976 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a5976; }
.text { color: #3a5976; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a5976; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 89 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a5976, #3a3b76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #3A5976?: #3A5976 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color 3AM in Shibuya. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A5976?: The RGB value is 58, 89, 118: 58 red, 89 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A5976?: The complementary color is #76573A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A5976?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.