What color is #3B4960?

#3B4960 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 #3B4960?

The RGB value is 59, 73, 96: 59 red, 73 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B4960?

The complementary color is #60523B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B4960?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B4960 color

#3B4960 rgb(59, 73, 96)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3B4960 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 28.6% green and 37.6% blue (59, 73, 96).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 24% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Silent Sea (#3A4A63), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

#3B4960 color codes

HEX	`#3B4960`
RGB	`rgb(59, 73, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 28.6%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 24%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 39%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 24%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.73, 0.88, -15.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.73, 15.32, 273.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.297, 6.539, 11.994)`
Decimal	`3885408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B4960, 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 #3B4960	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B4960 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #3B4960 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b4960; }
.text { color: #3b4960; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b4960; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 73 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b4960, #403b60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #3B4960?: #3B4960 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 #3B4960?: The RGB value is 59, 73, 96: 59 red, 73 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B4960?: The complementary color is #60523B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B4960?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.