What color is #3B455F?

#3B455F is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Bonne Nuit. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B455F?

The RGB value is 59, 69, 95: 59 red, 69 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B455F?

The complementary color is #5F553B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B455F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B455F color

#3B455F rgb(59, 69, 95)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3B455F is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 27.1% green and 37.3% blue (59, 69, 95).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 23% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Bonne Nuit (#3A4866), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.53:1).

#3B455F color codes

HEX	`#3B455F`
RGB	`rgb(59, 69, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 27.1%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 23%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 38%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 27%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.44, 3.18, -16.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.44, 16.95, 280.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.997, 6.012, 11.669)`
Decimal	`3884383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B455F, 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 #3B455F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B455F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	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 #3B455F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b455f; }
.text { color: #3b455f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b455f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 69 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b455f, #433b5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #3B455F?: #3B455F is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Bonne Nuit. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B455F?: The RGB value is 59, 69, 95: 59 red, 69 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B455F?: The complementary color is #5F553B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B455F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.