What color is #3B575E?

#3B575E is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Great Void. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B575E?

The RGB value is 59, 87, 94: 59 red, 87 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B575E?

The complementary color is #5E423B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B575E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B575E color

#3B575E rgb(59, 87, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3B575E is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 34.1% green and 36.9% blue (59, 87, 94).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 23% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Great Void (#3B5760), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#3B575E color codes

HEX	`#3B575E`
RGB	`rgb(59, 87, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 34.1%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 23%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 37%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 7%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.11, -8.44, -7.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.11, 11.21, 221.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.232, 8.554, 11.858)`
Decimal	`3888990`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B575E, 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 #3B575E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B575E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	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 #3B575E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b575e; }
.text { color: #3b575e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b575e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 87 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b575e, #3b465e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3B575E?: #3B575E is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Great Void. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B575E?: The RGB value is 59, 87, 94: 59 red, 87 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B575E?: The complementary color is #5E423B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B575E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.