What color is #3B4A4A?

#3B4A4A is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B4A4A?

The RGB value is 59, 74, 74: 59 red, 74 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B4A4A?

The complementary color is #4A3B3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B4A4A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B4A4A color

#3B4A4A rgb(59, 74, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3B4A4A is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 29% green and 29% blue (59, 74, 74).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 11% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.27:1).

#3B4A4A color codes

HEX	`#3B4A4A`
RGB	`rgb(59, 74, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 29%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 11%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 20%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.21, -5.92, -1.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.21, 6.25, 198.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.488, 6.322, 7.408)`
Decimal	`3885642`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B4A4A, 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 #3B4A4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B4A4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	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 #3B4A4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b4a4a; }
.text { color: #3b4a4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b4a4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 74 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b4a4a, #3b434a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3B4A4A?: #3B4A4A is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B4A4A?: The RGB value is 59, 74, 74: 59 red, 74 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B4A4A?: The complementary color is #4A3B3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B4A4A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.