What color is #3B3D46?

#3B3D46 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color After Midnight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B3D46?

The RGB value is 59, 61, 70: 59 red, 61 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B3D46?

The complementary color is #46443B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B3D46?

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.

#3B3D46 color

#3B3D46 rgb(59, 61, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3B3D46 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 23.9% green and 27.5% blue (59, 61, 70).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 9% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is After Midnight (#38393F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#3B3D46 color codes

HEX	`#3B3D46`
RGB	`rgb(59, 61, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 23.9%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 9%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 16%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 13%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.89, 1.35, -5.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.89, 5.94, 283.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.578, 4.709, 6.461)`
Decimal	`3882310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B3D46, 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 #3B3D46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B3D46 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 #3B3D46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b3d46; }
.text { color: #3b3d46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b3d46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 61 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b3d46, #3f3b46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #3B3D46?: #3B3D46 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color After Midnight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B3D46?: The RGB value is 59, 61, 70: 59 red, 61 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B3D46?: The complementary color is #46443B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B3D46?: 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.