What color is #3D575C?

#3D575C is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Great Void. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D575C?

The RGB value is 61, 87, 92: 61 red, 87 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D575C?

The complementary color is #5C423D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D575C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D575C color

#3D575C rgb(61, 87, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3D575C is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 34.1% green and 36.1% blue (61, 87, 92).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 20% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Great Void (#3B5760), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#3D575C color codes

HEX	`#3D575C`
RGB	`rgb(61, 87, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 34.1%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 20%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 34%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 5%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.16, -8.35, -6.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.16, 10.31, 215.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.264, 8.581, 11.397)`
Decimal	`4020060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D575C, 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 #3D575C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D575C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	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 #3D575C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d575c; }
.text { color: #3d575c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d575c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 87 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d575c, #3d485c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3D575C?: #3D575C is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Great Void. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D575C?: The RGB value is 61, 87, 92: 61 red, 87 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D575C?: The complementary color is #5C423D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D575C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.