What color is #3B4154?

#3B4154 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Lava Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B4154?

The RGB value is 59, 65, 84: 59 red, 65 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B4154?

The complementary color is #544E3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B4154?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B4154 color

#3B4154 rgb(59, 65, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3B4154 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 25.5% green and 32.9% blue (59, 65, 84).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 17% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Lava Stone (#3C4151), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.14:1).

#3B4154 color codes

HEX	`#3B4154`
RGB	`rgb(59, 65, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 25.5%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 17%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 30%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 23%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.71, 2.54, -12.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.71, 12.47, 281.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.294, 5.35, 9.14)`
Decimal	`3883348`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B4154, 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 #3B4154	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B4154 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #3B4154 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b4154; }
.text { color: #3b4154; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b4154; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 65 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b4154, #423b54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #3B4154?: #3B4154 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Lava Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B4154?: The RGB value is 59, 65, 84: 59 red, 65 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B4154?: The complementary color is #544E3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B4154?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.