What color is #3A5B74?

#3A5B74 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Nautical Creatures. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A5B74?

The RGB value is 58, 91, 116: 58 red, 91 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A5B74?

The complementary color is #74533A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A5B74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A5B74 color

#3A5B74 rgb(58, 91, 116)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3A5B74 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 35.7% green and 45.5% blue (58, 91, 116).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 33% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Nautical Creatures (#295C7A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#3A5B74 color codes

HEX	`#3A5B74`
RGB	`rgb(58, 91, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 35.7%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 33%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 50%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 22%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.19, -4.48, -17.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.19, 18.46, 255.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.637, 9.642, 17.926)`
Decimal	`3824500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A5B74, 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 #3A5B74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A5B74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	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 #3A5B74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a5b74; }
.text { color: #3a5b74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a5b74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 91 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a5b74, #3a3e74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #3A5B74?: #3A5B74 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Nautical Creatures. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A5B74?: The RGB value is 58, 91, 116: 58 red, 91 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A5B74?: The complementary color is #74533A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A5B74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.