What color is #3B4358?

#3B4358 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 #3B4358?

The RGB value is 59, 67, 88: 59 red, 67 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B4358?

The complementary color is #58503B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B4358?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B4358 color

#3B4358 rgb(59, 67, 88)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3B4358 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 26.3% green and 34.5% blue (59, 67, 88).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 20% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Lava Stone (#3C4151), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.86:1).

#3B4358 color codes

HEX	`#3B4358`
RGB	`rgb(59, 67, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 26.3%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 20%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 33%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 24%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.51, 2.39, -13.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.51, 13.79, 279.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.572, 5.649, 10.027)`
Decimal	`3883864`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B4358, 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 #3B4358	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B4358 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.86:1	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 #3B4358 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b4358; }
.text { color: #3b4358; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b4358; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 67 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b4358, #413b58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #3B4358?: #3B4358 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 #3B4358?: The RGB value is 59, 67, 88: 59 red, 67 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B4358?: The complementary color is #58503B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B4358?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.