What color is #3B3F59?

#3B3F59 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B3F59?

The RGB value is 59, 63, 89: 59 red, 63 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B3F59?

The complementary color is #59553B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B3F59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B3F59 color

#3B3F59 rgb(59, 63, 89)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3B3F59 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 24.7% green and 34.9% blue (59, 63, 89).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 20% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Genie (#3E4364), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.29:1).

#3B3F59 color codes

HEX	`#3B3F59`
RGB	`rgb(59, 63, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 24.7%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 20%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 34%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 29%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.31, 5.33, -16.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.31, 16.93, 288.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.384, 5.206, 10.17)`
Decimal	`3882841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B3F59, 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 #3B3F59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B3F59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #3B3F59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b3f59; }
.text { color: #3b3f59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b3f59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 63 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b3f59, #463b59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #3B3F59?: #3B3F59 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B3F59?: The RGB value is 59, 63, 89: 59 red, 63 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B3F59?: The complementary color is #59553B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B3F59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.