What color is #3F455E?

#3F455E is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F455E?

The RGB value is 63, 69, 94: 63 red, 69 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F455E?

The complementary color is #5E583F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F455E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F455E color

#3F455E rgb(63, 69, 94)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3F455E is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 27.1% green and 36.9% blue (63, 69, 94).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 20% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Genie (#3E4364), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.44:1).

#3F455E color codes

HEX	`#3F455E`
RGB	`rgb(63, 69, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 27.1%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 20%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 33%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 27%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.72, 4.2, -15.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.72, 16.12, 285.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.198, 6.121, 11.442)`
Decimal	`4146526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F455E, 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 #3F455E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F455E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #3F455E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f455e; }
.text { color: #3f455e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f455e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 69 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f455e, #493f5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #3F455E?: #3F455E is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F455E?: The RGB value is 63, 69, 94: 63 red, 69 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F455E?: The complementary color is #5E583F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F455E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.