What color is #3B4451?

#3B4451 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Starless Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B4451?

The RGB value is 59, 68, 81: 59 red, 68 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B4451?

The complementary color is #51483B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B4451?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B4451 color

#3B4451 rgb(59, 68, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3B4451 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 26.7% green and 31.8% blue (59, 68, 81).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 16% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Starless Night (#3E4855), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.85:1).

#3B4451 color codes

HEX	`#3B4451`
RGB	`rgb(59, 68, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 26.7%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 16%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 27%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 16%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.53, -0.26, -9.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.53, 9.01, 268.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.356, 5.658, 8.593)`
Decimal	`3884113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B4451, 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 #3B4451	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B4451 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.85:1	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 #3B4451 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b4451; }
.text { color: #3b4451; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b4451; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 68 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b4451, #3d3b51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #3B4451?: #3B4451 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Starless Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B4451?: The RGB value is 59, 68, 81: 59 red, 68 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B4451?: The complementary color is #51483B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B4451?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.