What color is #3D4B62?

#3D4B62 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Silent Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D4B62?

The RGB value is 61, 75, 98: 61 red, 75 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D4B62?

The complementary color is #62543D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D4B62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D4B62 color

#3D4B62 rgb(61, 75, 98)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3D4B62 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 29.4% green and 38.4% blue (61, 75, 98).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 23% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Silent Sea (#3A4A63), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.82:1).

#3D4B62 color codes

HEX	`#3D4B62`
RGB	`rgb(61, 75, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 29.4%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 23%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 38%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 23%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.59, 0.84, -15.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.59, 15.26, 273.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.644, 6.906, 12.536)`
Decimal	`4016994`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D4B62, 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 #3D4B62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D4B62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	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 #3D4B62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d4b62; }
.text { color: #3d4b62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d4b62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 75 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d4b62, #423d62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #3D4B62?: #3D4B62 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Silent Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D4B62?: The RGB value is 61, 75, 98: 61 red, 75 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D4B62?: The complementary color is #62543D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D4B62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.