What color is #3B3C4E?

#3B3C4E is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B3C4E?

The RGB value is 59, 60, 78: 59 red, 60 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B3C4E?

The complementary color is #4E4D3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B3C4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B3C4E color

#3B3C4E rgb(59, 60, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3B3C4E is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 23.5% green and 30.6% blue (59, 60, 78).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 14% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Italian Grape (#413D4B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.81:1).

#3B3C4E color codes

HEX	`#3B3C4E`
RGB	`rgb(59, 60, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 23.5%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 14%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 24%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 23%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.9, 4.15, -11.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.9, 11.81, 290.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.794, 4.711, 7.863)`
Decimal	`3882062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B3C4E, 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 #3B3C4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B3C4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #3B3C4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b3c4e; }
.text { color: #3b3c4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b3c4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 60 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b3c4e, #443b4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #3B3C4E?: #3B3C4E is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B3C4E?: The RGB value is 59, 60, 78: 59 red, 60 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B3C4E?: The complementary color is #4E4D3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B3C4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.