What color is #3B3D53?

#3B3D53 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Lava Stone. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B3D53?

The RGB value is 59, 61, 83: 59 red, 61 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B3D53?

The complementary color is #53513B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B3D53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B3D53 color

#3B3D53 rgb(59, 61, 83)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3B3D53 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 23.9% green and 32.5% blue (59, 61, 83).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 17% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Lava Stone (#3C4151), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.61:1).

#3B3D53 color codes

HEX	`#3B3D53`
RGB	`rgb(59, 61, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 23.9%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 17%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 29%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 27%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.42, 4.9, -13.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.42, 14.39, 289.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.033, 4.892, 8.861)`
Decimal	`3882323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B3D53, 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 #3B3D53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B3D53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #3B3D53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b3d53; }
.text { color: #3b3d53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b3d53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 61 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b3d53, #453b53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #3B3D53?: #3B3D53 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Lava Stone. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B3D53?: The RGB value is 59, 61, 83: 59 red, 61 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B3D53?: The complementary color is #53513B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B3D53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.