What color is #3B384B?

#3B384B is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B384B?

The RGB value is 59, 56, 75: 59 red, 56 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B384B?

The complementary color is #484B38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B384B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B384B color

#3B384B rgb(59, 56, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3B384B is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 22% green and 29.4% blue (59, 56, 75).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 15% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Shuriken (#333344), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.33:1).

#3B384B color codes

HEX	`#3B384B`
RGB	`rgb(59, 56, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 22%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 15%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 25%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 25%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.53, 6.01, -11.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.53, 12.67, 298.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.488, 4.266, 7.242)`
Decimal	`3881035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B384B, 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 #3B384B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B384B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	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 #3B384B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b384b; }
.text { color: #3b384b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b384b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 56 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b384b, #45384b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #3B384B?: #3B384B is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B384B?: The RGB value is 59, 56, 75: 59 red, 56 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B384B?: The complementary color is #484B38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B384B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.