What color is #3F4452?

#3F4452 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Madonna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F4452?

The RGB value is 63, 68, 82: 63 red, 68 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F4452?

The complementary color is #524D3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F4452?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F4452 color

#3F4452 rgb(63, 68, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3F4452 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 26.7% green and 32.2% blue (63, 68, 82).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 13% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Madonna (#3F4250), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.72:1).

#3F4452 color codes

HEX	`#3F4452`
RGB	`rgb(63, 68, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 26.7%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 13%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 23%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 17%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.9, 1.47, -9.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.9, 9.18, 279.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.64, 5.8, 8.803)`
Decimal	`4146258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F4452, 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 #3F4452	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F4452 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #3F4452 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f4452; }
.text { color: #3f4452; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f4452; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 68 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f4452, #443f52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #3F4452?: #3F4452 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Madonna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F4452?: The RGB value is 63, 68, 82: 63 red, 68 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F4452?: The complementary color is #524D3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F4452?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.