What color is #3B5858?

#3B5858 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B5858?

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

What is the complementary color of #3B5858?

The complementary color is #583B3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B5858?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B5858 color

#3B5858 rgb(59, 88, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3B5858 is a dark, grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 20% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#3B5858 color codes

HEX	`#3B5858`
RGB	`rgb(59, 88, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 34.5%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 20%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 33%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.23, -10.69, -3.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.23, 11.24, 197.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.054, 8.613, 10.521)`
Decimal	`3889240`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B5858, 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 #3B5858	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B5858 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	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 #3B5858 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b5858; }
.text { color: #3b5858; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b5858; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 88 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b5858, #3b4a58); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3B5858?: #3B5858 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B5858?: The RGB value is 59, 88, 88: 59 red, 88 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B5858?: The complementary color is #583B3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B5858?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.