What color is #3B464C?

#3B464C is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lights Out. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B464C?

The RGB value is 59, 70, 76: 59 red, 70 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B464C?

The complementary color is #4C413B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B464C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B464C color

#3B464C rgb(59, 70, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3B464C is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 27.5% green and 29.8% blue (59, 70, 76).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 13% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Lights Out (#3D474B), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.69:1).

#3B464C color codes

HEX	`#3B464C`
RGB	`rgb(59, 70, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 27.5%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 13%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 22%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 8%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.98, -2.9, -5.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.98, 5.85, 240.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.298, 5.832, 7.683)`
Decimal	`3884620`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B464C, 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 #3B464C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B464C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.69:1	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 #3B464C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b464c; }
.text { color: #3b464c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b464c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 70 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b464c, #3b3e4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3B464C?: #3B464C is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lights Out. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B464C?: The RGB value is 59, 70, 76: 59 red, 70 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B464C?: The complementary color is #4C413B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B464C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.