What color is #3E504F?

#3E504F is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E504F?

The RGB value is 62, 80, 79: 62 red, 80 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E504F?

The complementary color is #503E3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E504F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E504F color

#3E504F rgb(62, 80, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3E504F is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 31.4% green and 31% blue (62, 80, 79).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 13% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.52:1).

#3E504F color codes

HEX	`#3E504F`
RGB	`rgb(62, 80, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 31.4%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 13%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 23%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 1%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.54, -7.23, -1.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.54, 7.43, 193.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.266, 7.326, 8.479)`
Decimal	`4083791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E504F, 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 #3E504F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E504F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	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 #3E504F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e504f; }
.text { color: #3e504f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e504f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 80 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e504f, #3e4850); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3E504F?: #3E504F is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E504F?: The RGB value is 62, 80, 79: 62 red, 80 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E504F?: The complementary color is #503E3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E504F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.