What color is #3F5658?

#3F5658 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F5658?

The RGB value is 63, 86, 88: 63 red, 86 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F5658?

The complementary color is #58413F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F5658?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F5658 color

#3F5658 rgb(63, 86, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3F5658 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 33.7% green and 34.5% blue (63, 86, 88).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 17% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Night (#475C5D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#3F5658 color codes

HEX	`#3F5658`
RGB	`rgb(63, 86, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 33.7%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 17%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 28%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 2%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.84, -8.16, -4.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.84, 9.09, 206.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.139, 8.417, 10.479)`
Decimal	`4150872`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F5658, 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 #3F5658	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F5658 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #3F5658 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f5658; }
.text { color: #3f5658; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f5658; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 86 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f5658, #3f4a58); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3F5658?: #3F5658 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F5658?: The RGB value is 63, 86, 88: 63 red, 86 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F5658?: The complementary color is #58413F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F5658?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.