What color is #3B3B50?

#3B3B50 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B3B50?

The RGB value is 59, 59, 80: 59 red, 59 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B3B50?

The complementary color is #50503B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B3B50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B3B50 color

#3B3B50 rgb(59, 59, 80)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3B3B50 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 23.1% green and 31.4% blue (59, 59, 80).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 15% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Shuriken (#333344), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.9:1).

#3B3B50 color codes

HEX	`#3B3B50`
RGB	`rgb(59, 59, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 23.1%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 15%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 26%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 26%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.67, 5.38, -12.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.67, 13.8, 292.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.815, 4.637, 8.229)`
Decimal	`3881808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B3B50, 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 #3B3B50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B3B50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #3B3B50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b3b50; }
.text { color: #3b3b50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b3b50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 59 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b3b50, #463b50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #3B3B50?: #3B3B50 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B3B50?: The RGB value is 59, 59, 80: 59 red, 59 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B3B50?: The complementary color is #50503B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B3B50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.