What color is #3F5957?

#3F5957 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F5957?

The RGB value is 63, 89, 87: 63 red, 89 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F5957?

The complementary color is #593F41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F5957?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F5957 color

#3F5957 rgb(63, 89, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3F5957 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 34.9% green and 34.1% blue (63, 89, 87).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 17% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#3F5957 color codes

HEX	`#3F5957`
RGB	`rgb(63, 89, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 34.9%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 17%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 29%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 2%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.77, -10.21, -2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.77, 10.4, 191.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.342, 8.889, 10.344)`
Decimal	`4151639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F5957, 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 #3F5957	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F5957 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #3F5957 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f5957; }
.text { color: #3f5957; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f5957; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 89 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f5957, #3f4e59); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3F5957?: #3F5957 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F5957?: The RGB value is 63, 89, 87: 63 red, 89 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F5957?: The complementary color is #593F41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F5957?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.