What color is #3B524F?

#3B524F is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B524F?

The RGB value is 59, 82, 79: 59 red, 82 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B524F?

The complementary color is #523B3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B524F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B524F color

#3B524F rgb(59, 82, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3B524F is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 32.2% green and 31% blue (59, 82, 79).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 16% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.38:1).

#3B524F color codes

HEX	`#3B524F`
RGB	`rgb(59, 82, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 32.2%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 16%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 28%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 4%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.98, -9.51, -1.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.98, 9.57, 186.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.232, 7.529, 8.52)`
Decimal	`3887695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B524F, 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 #3B524F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B524F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	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 #3B524F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b524f; }
.text { color: #3b524f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b524f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 82 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b524f, #3b4a52); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3B524F?: #3B524F is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B524F?: The RGB value is 59, 82, 79: 59 red, 82 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B524F?: The complementary color is #523B3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B524F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.