What color is #3B474E?

#3B474E 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 #3B474E?

The RGB value is 59, 71, 78: 59 red, 71 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B474E?

The complementary color is #4E423B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B474E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B474E color

#3B474E rgb(59, 71, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3B474E is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 27.8% green and 30.6% blue (59, 71, 78).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 14% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Arsenic (#3B444B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.56:1).

#3B474E color codes

HEX	`#3B474E`
RGB	`rgb(59, 71, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 27.8%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 14%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 24%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 9%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.38, -3, -5.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.38, 6.52, 242.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.432, 5.986, 8.076)`
Decimal	`3884878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B474E, 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 #3B474E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B474E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.56:1	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 #3B474E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b474e; }
.text { color: #3b474e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b474e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 71 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b474e, #3b3d4e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3B474E?: #3B474E 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 #3B474E?: The RGB value is 59, 71, 78: 59 red, 71 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B474E?: The complementary color is #4E423B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B474E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.