What color is #3D3E52?

#3D3E52 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Lava Stone. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D3E52?

The RGB value is 61, 62, 82: 61 red, 62 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D3E52?

The complementary color is #52513D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D3E52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D3E52 color

#3D3E52 rgb(61, 62, 82)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3D3E52 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 24.3% green and 32.2% blue (61, 62, 82).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 15% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Lava Stone (#3C4151), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.45:1).

#3D3E52 color codes

HEX	`#3D3E52`
RGB	`rgb(61, 62, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 24.3%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 15%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 26%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 24%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.87, 4.67, -12.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.87, 13.04, 290.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.17, 5.046, 8.683)`
Decimal	`4013650`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D3E52, 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 #3D3E52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D3E52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #3D3E52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d3e52; }
.text { color: #3d3e52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d3e52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 62 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d3e52, #463d52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #3D3E52?: #3D3E52 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Lava Stone. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D3E52?: The RGB value is 61, 62, 82: 61 red, 62 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D3E52?: The complementary color is #52513D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D3E52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.