What color is #3B454D?

#3B454D 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 #3B454D?

The RGB value is 59, 69, 77: 59 red, 69 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B454D?

The complementary color is #4D433B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B454D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B454D color

#3B454D rgb(59, 69, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3B454D is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 27.1% green and 30.2% blue (59, 69, 77).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 13% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Arsenic (#3B444B), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.79:1).

#3B454D color codes

HEX	`#3B454D`
RGB	`rgb(59, 69, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 27.1%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 13%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 23%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 10%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.7, -2, -6.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.7, 6.48, 252.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.271, 5.722, 7.846)`
Decimal	`3884365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B454D, 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 #3B454D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B454D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #3B454D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b454d; }
.text { color: #3b454d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b454d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 69 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b454d, #3b3c4d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3B454D?: #3B454D 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 #3B454D?: The RGB value is 59, 69, 77: 59 red, 69 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B454D?: The complementary color is #4D433B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B454D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.