What color is #3D494E?

#3D494E is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lights Out. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D494E?

The RGB value is 61, 73, 78: 61 red, 73 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D494E?

The complementary color is #4E423D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D494E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D494E color

#3D494E rgb(61, 73, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3D494E is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 28.6% green and 30.6% blue (61, 73, 78).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 12% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Lights Out (#3D474B), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.29:1).

#3D494E color codes

HEX	`#3D494E`
RGB	`rgb(61, 73, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 28.6%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 12%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 22%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 6%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.17, -3.52, -4.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.17, 5.79, 232.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.682, 6.307, 8.124)`
Decimal	`4016462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D494E, 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 #3D494E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D494E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	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 #3D494E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d494e; }
.text { color: #3d494e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d494e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 73 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d494e, #3d404e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3D494E?: #3D494E is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lights Out. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D494E?: The RGB value is 61, 73, 78: 61 red, 73 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D494E?: The complementary color is #4E423D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D494E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.