What color is #3D5B59?

#3D5B59 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D5B59?

The RGB value is 61, 91, 89: 61 red, 91 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D5B59?

The complementary color is #5B3D3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D5B59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D5B59 color

#3D5B59 rgb(61, 91, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3D5B59 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 35.7% green and 34.9% blue (61, 91, 89).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 20% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#3D5B59 color codes

HEX	`#3D5B59`
RGB	`rgb(61, 91, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 35.7%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 20%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 33%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 2%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.36, -11.52, -2.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.36, 11.77, 191.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.468, 9.195, 10.831)`
Decimal	`4021081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D5B59, 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 #3D5B59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D5B59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #3D5B59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d5b59; }
.text { color: #3d5b59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d5b59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 91 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d5b59, #3d4e5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3D5B59?: #3D5B59 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D5B59?: The RGB value is 61, 91, 89: 61 red, 91 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D5B59?: The complementary color is #5B3D3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D5B59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.