What color is #3B5253?

#3B5253 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 #3B5253?

The RGB value is 59, 82, 83: 59 red, 82 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B5253?

The complementary color is #533C3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B5253?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B5253 color

#3B5253 rgb(59, 82, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3B5253 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 32.2% green and 32.5% blue (59, 82, 83).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 17% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#3B5253 color codes

HEX	`#3B5253`
RGB	`rgb(59, 82, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 32.2%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 17%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 29%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 1%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.11, -8.46, -3.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.11, 9.13, 202.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.382, 7.589, 9.31)`
Decimal	`3887699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B5253, 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 #3B5253	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B5253 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	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 #3B5253 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b5253; }
.text { color: #3b5253; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b5253; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 82 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b5253, #3b4653); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3B5253?: #3B5253 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 #3B5253?: The RGB value is 59, 82, 83: 59 red, 82 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B5253?: The complementary color is #533C3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B5253?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.