What color is #3D4550?

#3D4550 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Starless Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D4550?

The RGB value is 61, 69, 80: 61 red, 69 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D4550?

The complementary color is #50483D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D4550?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D4550 color

#3D4550 rgb(61, 69, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3D4550 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 27.1% green and 31.4% blue (61, 69, 80).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 13% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Starless Night (#3E4855), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.7:1).

#3D4550 color codes

HEX	`#3D4550`
RGB	`rgb(61, 69, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 27.1%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 13%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 24%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 14%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.97, -0.45, -7.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.97, 7.69, 266.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.5, 5.827, 8.423)`
Decimal	`4015440`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D4550, 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 #3D4550	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D4550 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #3D4550 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d4550; }
.text { color: #3d4550; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d4550; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 69 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d4550, #3f3d50); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3D4550?: #3D4550 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Starless Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D4550?: The RGB value is 61, 69, 80: 61 red, 69 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D4550?: The complementary color is #50483D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D4550?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.