What color is #3B4554?

#3B4554 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 #3B4554?

The RGB value is 59, 69, 84: 59 red, 69 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B4554?

The complementary color is #544A3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B4554?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B4554 color

#3B4554 rgb(59, 69, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3B4554 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 27.1% green and 32.9% blue (59, 69, 84).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 17% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Starless Night (#3E4855), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.7:1).

#3B4554 color codes

HEX	`#3B4554`
RGB	`rgb(59, 69, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 27.1%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 17%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 30%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 18%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.97, -0.07, -10.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.97, 10.29, 269.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.532, 5.826, 9.219)`
Decimal	`3884372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B4554, 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 #3B4554	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B4554 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #3B4554 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b4554; }
.text { color: #3b4554; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b4554; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 69 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b4554, #3d3b54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #3B4554?: #3B4554 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 #3B4554?: The RGB value is 59, 69, 84: 59 red, 69 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B4554?: The complementary color is #544A3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B4554?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.