What color is #3B5558?

#3B5558 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B5558?

The RGB value is 59, 85, 88: 59 red, 85 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B5558?

The complementary color is #583E3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B5558?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B5558 color

#3B5558 rgb(59, 85, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3B5558 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 33.3% green and 34.5% blue (59, 85, 88).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 20% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Night (#475C5D), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

#3B5558 color codes

HEX	`#3B5558`
RGB	`rgb(59, 85, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 33.3%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 20%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 33%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 3%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.25, -8.91, -4.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.25, 10.17, 208.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.813, 8.131, 10.441)`
Decimal	`3888472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B5558, 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 #3B5558	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B5558 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #3B5558 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b5558; }
.text { color: #3b5558; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b5558; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 85 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b5558, #3b4658); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3B5558?: #3B5558 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B5558?: The RGB value is 59, 85, 88: 59 red, 85 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B5558?: The complementary color is #583E3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B5558?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.