What color is #3B4357?

#3B4357 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 #3B4357?

The RGB value is 59, 67, 87: 59 red, 67 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B4357?

The complementary color is #574F3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B4357?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B4357 color

#3B4357 rgb(59, 67, 87)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3B4357 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 26.3% green and 34.1% blue (59, 67, 87).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 19% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Lava Stone (#3C4151), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.88:1).

#3B4357 color codes

HEX	`#3B4357`
RGB	`rgb(59, 67, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 26.3%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 19%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 32%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 23%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.46, 2.1, -13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.46, 13.17, 279.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.531, 5.632, 9.811)`
Decimal	`3883863`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B4357, 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 #3B4357	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B4357 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #3B4357 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b4357; }
.text { color: #3b4357; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b4357; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 67 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b4357, #413b57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #3B4357?: #3B4357 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 #3B4357?: The RGB value is 59, 67, 87: 59 red, 67 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B4357?: The complementary color is #574F3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B4357?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.