What color is #3E5B5A?

#3E5B5A is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E5B5A?

The RGB value is 62, 91, 90: 62 red, 91 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E5B5A?

The complementary color is #5B3E3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E5B5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E5B5A color

#3E5B5A rgb(62, 91, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3E5B5A is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 35.7% green and 35.3% blue (62, 91, 90).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 19% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

#3E5B5A color codes

HEX	`#3E5B5A`
RGB	`rgb(62, 91, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 35.7%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 19%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 32%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 1%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.45, -10.93, -2.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.45, 11.3, 194.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.573, 9.244, 11.056)`
Decimal	`4086618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E5B5A, 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 #3E5B5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E5B5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #3E5B5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e5b5a; }
.text { color: #3e5b5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e5b5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 91 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e5b5a, #3e4e5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3E5B5A?: #3E5B5A is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E5B5A?: The RGB value is 62, 91, 90: 62 red, 91 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E5B5A?: The complementary color is #5B3E3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E5B5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.