What color is #3F5B5B?

#3F5B5B 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 #3F5B5B?

The RGB value is 63, 91, 91: 63 red, 91 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F5B5B?

The complementary color is #5B3F3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F5B5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F5B5B color

#3F5B5B rgb(63, 91, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3F5B5B is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 35.7% green and 35.7% blue (63, 91, 91).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 18% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#3F5B5B color codes

HEX	`#3F5B5B`
RGB	`rgb(63, 91, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 35.7%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 18%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 31%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.54, -10.33, -3.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.54, 10.86, 197.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.679, 9.294, 11.285)`
Decimal	`4152155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F5B5B, 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 #3F5B5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F5B5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #3F5B5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f5b5b; }
.text { color: #3f5b5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f5b5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 91 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f5b5b, #3f4d5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3F5B5B?: #3F5B5B 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 #3F5B5B?: The RGB value is 63, 91, 91: 63 red, 91 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F5B5B?: The complementary color is #5B3F3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F5B5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.