What color is #3D5F65?

#3D5F65 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Mediterranea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D5F65?

The RGB value is 61, 95, 101: 61 red, 95 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D5F65?

The complementary color is #65433D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D5F65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D5F65 color

#3D5F65 rgb(61, 95, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3D5F65 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 37.3% green and 39.6% blue (61, 95, 101).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 25% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Mediterranea (#39636A), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#3D5F65 color codes

HEX	`#3D5F65`
RGB	`rgb(61, 95, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 37.3%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 25%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 40%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 6%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.05, -10.57, -7.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.05, 12.86, 214.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.365, 10.116, 13.821)`
Decimal	`4022117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D5F65, 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 #3D5F65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3D5F65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #3D5F65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d5f65; }
.text { color: #3d5f65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d5f65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 95 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d5f65, #3d4b65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3D5F65?: #3D5F65 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Mediterranea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D5F65?: The RGB value is 61, 95, 101: 61 red, 95 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D5F65?: The complementary color is #65433D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D5F65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.