What color is #3B424B?

#3B424B is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Arsenic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B424B?

The RGB value is 59, 66, 75: 59 red, 66 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B424B?

The complementary color is #4B443B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B424B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B424B color

#3B424B rgb(59, 66, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3B424B is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 25.9% green and 29.4% blue (59, 66, 75).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 12% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Arsenic (#3B444B), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.16:1).

#3B424B color codes

HEX	`#3B424B`
RGB	`rgb(59, 66, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 25.9%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 12%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 21%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 12%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.67, -0.6, -6.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.67, 6.43, 264.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.022, 5.334, 7.42)`
Decimal	`3883595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B424B, 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 #3B424B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B424B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.16:1	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 #3B424B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b424b; }
.text { color: #3b424b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b424b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 66 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b424b, #3c3b4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3B424B?: #3B424B is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Arsenic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B424B?: The RGB value is 59, 66, 75: 59 red, 66 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B424B?: The complementary color is #4B443B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B424B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.