What color is #3F5A67?

#3F5A67 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stargazer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F5A67?

The RGB value is 63, 90, 103: 63 red, 90 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F5A67?

The complementary color is #674C3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F5A67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F5A67 color

#3F5A67 rgb(63, 90, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3F5A67 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 35.3% green and 40.4% blue (63, 90, 103).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 24% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Stargazer (#3F5865), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

#3F5A67 color codes

HEX	`#3F5A67`
RGB	`rgb(63, 90, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 35.3%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 24%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 39%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 13%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.65, -6.41, -10.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.65, 12.44, 239.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.153, 9.348, 14.204)`
Decimal	`4151911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F5A67, 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 #3F5A67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F5A67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	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 #3F5A67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f5a67; }
.text { color: #3f5a67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f5a67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 90 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f5a67, #3f4667); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #3F5A67?: #3F5A67 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stargazer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F5A67?: The RGB value is 63, 90, 103: 63 red, 90 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F5A67?: The complementary color is #674C3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F5A67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.