What color is #3F5152?

#3F5152 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F5152?

The RGB value is 63, 81, 82: 63 red, 81 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F5152?

The complementary color is #52403F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F5152?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F5152 color

#3F5152 rgb(63, 81, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3F5152 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 31.8% green and 32.2% blue (63, 81, 82).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 13% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.37:1).

#3F5152 color codes

HEX	`#3F5152`
RGB	`rgb(63, 81, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 31.8%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 13%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 23%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 1%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.03, -6.71, -2.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.03, 7.3, 203.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.515, 7.551, 9.095)`
Decimal	`4149586`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F5152, 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 #3F5152	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F5152 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	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 #3F5152 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f5152; }
.text { color: #3f5152; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f5152; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 81 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f5152, #3f4852); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3F5152?: #3F5152 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F5152?: The RGB value is 63, 81, 82: 63 red, 81 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F5152?: The complementary color is #52403F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F5152?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.