What color is #3B3951?

#3B3951 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B3951?

The RGB value is 59, 57, 81: 59 red, 57 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B3951?

The complementary color is #4F5139, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B3951?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B3951 color

#3B3951 rgb(59, 57, 81)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3B3951 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 22.4% green and 31.8% blue (59, 57, 81).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 17% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.11:1).

#3B3951 color codes

HEX	`#3B3951`
RGB	`rgb(59, 57, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 22.4%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 17%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 30%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 30%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.11, 7.01, -14.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.11, 15.87, 296.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.752, 4.45, 8.392)`
Decimal	`3881297`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B3951, 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 #3B3951	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B3951 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #3B3951 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b3951; }
.text { color: #3b3951; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b3951; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 57 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b3951, #473951); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3B3951?: #3B3951 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B3951?: The RGB value is 59, 57, 81: 59 red, 57 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B3951?: The complementary color is #4F5139, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B3951?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.