What color is #3E5358?

#3E5358 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 #3E5358?

The RGB value is 62, 83, 88: 62 red, 83 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E5358?

The complementary color is #58433E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E5358?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E5358 color

#3E5358 rgb(62, 83, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3E5358 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 32.5% green and 34.5% blue (62, 83, 88).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 17% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Great Void (#3B5760), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.13:1).

#3E5358 color codes

HEX	`#3E5358`
RGB	`rgb(62, 83, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 32.5%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 17%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 30%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 6%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.81, -6.7, -5.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.81, 8.69, 219.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.841, 7.915, 10.398)`
Decimal	`4084568`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E5358, 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 #3E5358	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E5358 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #3E5358 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e5358; }
.text { color: #3e5358; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e5358; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 83 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e5358, #3e4658); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3E5358?: #3E5358 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 #3E5358?: The RGB value is 62, 83, 88: 62 red, 83 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E5358?: The complementary color is #58433E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E5358?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.