#3B5159 Color

#3B5159 is rgb(59, 81, 89) in RGB and hsl(196, 20%, 29%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#3B5159

HEX#3B5159

RGBrgb(59, 81, 89)

HSLhsl(196, 20%, 29%)

HSVhsv(196, 34%, 35%)

OKLCHoklch(42% 0.03 222.3)

CMYKcmyk(34%, 9%, 0%, 65%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #3B5159 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text8.38:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.51:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #3B5159 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#3B5159 Complementary#59433B Analogous#3B5952 Analogous#3B4259 Triadic#593B51 Triadic#51593B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #3B5159, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#506D77 #648996 #82A0AB #9DB5BE #BCCCD2 #DAE3E7

Shades

#33464D #2D3D43 #253237 #1F2A2E #161F22 #101618

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