What color is #3F585D?

#3F585D is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Great Void. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F585D?

The RGB value is 63, 88, 93: 63 red, 88 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F585D?

The complementary color is #5D443F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F585D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F585D color

#3F585D rgb(63, 88, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3F585D is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 34.5% green and 36.5% blue (63, 88, 93).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 19% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Great Void (#3B5760), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.59:1).

#3F585D color codes

HEX	`#3F585D`
RGB	`rgb(63, 88, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 34.5%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 19%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 32%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 5%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.65, -8.02, -5.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.65, 9.97, 216.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.515, 8.826, 11.661)`
Decimal	`4151389`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F585D, 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 #3F585D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F585D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	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 #3F585D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f585d; }
.text { color: #3f585d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f585d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 88 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f585d, #3f495d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3F585D?: #3F585D is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Great Void. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F585D?: The RGB value is 63, 88, 93: 63 red, 88 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F585D?: The complementary color is #5D443F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F585D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.