What color is #3E3C50?

#3E3C50 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E3C50?

The RGB value is 62, 60, 80: 62 red, 60 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E3C50?

The complementary color is #4E503C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E3C50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E3C50 color

#3E3C50 rgb(62, 60, 80)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3E3C50 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 23.5% green and 31.4% blue (62, 60, 80).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 14% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Italian Grape (#413D4B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.68:1).

#3E3C50 color codes

HEX	`#3E3C50`
RGB	`rgb(62, 60, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 23.5%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 14%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 25%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 25%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.26, 5.82, -11.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.26, 13.14, 296.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.05, 4.835, 8.255)`
Decimal	`4078672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E3C50, 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 #3E3C50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E3C50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #3E3C50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e3c50; }
.text { color: #3e3c50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e3c50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 60 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e3c50, #483c50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #3E3C50?: #3E3C50 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E3C50?: The RGB value is 62, 60, 80: 62 red, 60 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E3C50?: The complementary color is #4E503C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E3C50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.