What color is #3B5B5F?

#3B5B5F is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic Nights. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B5B5F?

The RGB value is 59, 91, 95: 59 red, 91 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B5B5F?

The complementary color is #5F3F3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B5B5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B5B5F color

#3B5B5F rgb(59, 91, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3B5B5F is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 35.7% green and 37.3% blue (59, 91, 95).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 23% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Arctic Nights (#345C61), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

#3B5B5F color codes

HEX	`#3B5B5F`
RGB	`rgb(59, 91, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 35.7%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 23%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 38%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 4%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.44, -10.53, -6.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.44, 12.13, 209.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.61, 9.238, 12.206)`
Decimal	`3890015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B5B5F, 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 #3B5B5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B5B5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #3B5B5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b5b5f; }
.text { color: #3b5b5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b5b5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 91 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b5b5f, #3b495f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3B5B5F?: #3B5B5F is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic Nights. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B5B5F?: The RGB value is 59, 91, 95: 59 red, 91 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B5B5F?: The complementary color is #5F3F3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B5B5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.