What color is #3B485C?

#3B485C is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Silent Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B485C?

The RGB value is 59, 72, 92: 59 red, 72 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B485C?

The complementary color is #5C4F3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B485C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B485C color

#3B485C rgb(59, 72, 92)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3B485C is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 28.2% green and 36.1% blue (59, 72, 92).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 22% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Silent Sea (#3A4A63), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.26:1).

#3B485C color codes

HEX	`#3B485C`
RGB	`rgb(59, 72, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 28.2%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 22%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 36%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 22%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.25, 0.32, -13.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.25, 13.49, 271.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.052, 6.337, 11.027)`
Decimal	`3885148`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B485C, 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 #3B485C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B485C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #3B485C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b485c; }
.text { color: #3b485c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b485c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 72 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b485c, #3f3b5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #3B485C?: #3B485C is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Silent Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B485C?: The RGB value is 59, 72, 92: 59 red, 72 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B485C?: The complementary color is #5C4F3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B485C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.