What color is #3B4353?

#3B4353 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 #3B4353?

The RGB value is 59, 67, 83: 59 red, 67 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B4353?

The complementary color is #534B3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B4353?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B4353 color

#3B4353 rgb(59, 67, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3B4353 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 26.3% green and 32.5% blue (59, 67, 83).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 17% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Lava Stone (#3C4151), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.94:1).

#3B4353 color codes

HEX	`#3B4353`
RGB	`rgb(59, 67, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 26.3%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 17%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 29%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 19%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.3, 0.95, -10.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.3, 10.7, 275.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.372, 5.568, 8.974)`
Decimal	`3883859`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B4353, 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 #3B4353	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B4353 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #3B4353 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b4353; }
.text { color: #3b4353; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b4353; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 67 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b4353, #3f3b53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #3B4353?: #3B4353 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 #3B4353?: The RGB value is 59, 67, 83: 59 red, 67 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B4353?: The complementary color is #534B3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B4353?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.