What color is #3E5A71?

#3E5A71 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Night Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E5A71?

The RGB value is 62, 90, 113: 62 red, 90 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E5A71?

The complementary color is #71553E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E5A71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E5A71 color

#3E5A71 rgb(62, 90, 113)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3E5A71 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 35.3% green and 44.3% blue (62, 90, 113).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 29% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Night Market (#4C6177), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#3E5A71 color codes

HEX	`#3E5A71`
RGB	`rgb(62, 90, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 35.3%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 29%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 45%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 20%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.98, -3.71, -16.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.98, 16.77, 257.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.622, 9.528, 17.004)`
Decimal	`4086385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E5A71, 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 #3E5A71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E5A71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	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 #3E5A71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e5a71; }
.text { color: #3e5a71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e5a71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 90 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e5a71, #3e4171); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #3E5A71?: #3E5A71 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Night Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E5A71?: The RGB value is 62, 90, 113: 62 red, 90 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E5A71?: The complementary color is #71553E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E5A71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.