What color is #3B5754?

#3B5754 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B5754?

The RGB value is 59, 87, 84: 59 red, 87 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B5754?

The complementary color is #573B3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B5754?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B5754 color

#3B5754 rgb(59, 87, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3B5754 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 34.1% green and 32.9% blue (59, 87, 84).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 19% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.84:1).

#3B5754 color codes

HEX	`#3B5754`
RGB	`rgb(59, 87, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 34.1%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 19%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 32%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 3%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.77, -11.17, -1.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.77, 11.28, 188.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.812, 8.386, 9.646)`
Decimal	`3888980`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B5754, 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 #3B5754	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B5754 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #3B5754 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b5754; }
.text { color: #3b5754; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b5754; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 87 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b5754, #3b4c57); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3B5754?: #3B5754 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B5754?: The RGB value is 59, 87, 84: 59 red, 87 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B5754?: The complementary color is #573B3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B5754?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.