#3B5B5E Color

#3B5B5E is rgb(59, 91, 94) in RGB, hsl(185, 23%, 30%) in HSL, and about cmyk(37%, 3%, 0%, 63%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.47. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3B5B5E

HEX#3B5B5E

RGBrgb(59, 91, 94)

HSLhsl(185, 23%, 30%)

HSVhsv(185, 37%, 37%)

CMYKcmyk(37%, 3%, 0%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(44.8% 0.038 203.3)

LABlab(36.27% -11.53 -5.68)

LCHlch(36.27% 12.85 206.21)

What #3B5B5E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #3B5B5E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Slate Gray#2F4F4FΔE 5.47 Deep Space Sparkle#4A646CΔE 5.7 Cadet#536872ΔE 8.65 Iron Gray#555D61ΔE 9.62 Feldgrau#4D5D53ΔE 10.03 Japanese Indigo#264348ΔE 10.12

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#3B5B5E Channel Values

How #3B5B5E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 59 · G 91 · B 94	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 185° · S 23% · L 30%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 185° · S 37% · V 37%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 37% · M 3% · Y 0% · K 63%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	7.38:1 vs white · 2.84:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3B5B5E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #3B5B5E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3B5B5E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #3B5B5E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #3B5B5E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#3B5B5E

Protanopia#57575E

Protanomaly#4D585E

Deuteranopia#52525F

Deuteranomaly#4A565E

Tritanopia#3A5B5B

Tritanomaly#3B5B5C

Achromatopsia#565656

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Using #3B5B5E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-3b5b5e: #3B5B5E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3B5B5E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3b5b5e': '#3B5B5E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.231, green: 0.357, blue: 0.369)

Android XML<color name="color_3b5b5e">#3B5B5E</color>

SVG fillfill="#3B5B5E"

More Teal Colors

#3B5B5E sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#3B5B5E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3B5B5E?

#3B5B5E is a dark teal — rgb(59, 91, 94) in RGB and hsl(185, 23%, 30%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.47.

What is the RGB value of #3B5B5E?

#3B5B5E is rgb(59, 91, 94) — red 59, green 91, and blue 94 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3B5B5E?

#3B5B5E converts to approximately cmyk(37%, 3%, 0%, 63%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3B5B5E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #3B5B5E scores 7.38:1 against white and 2.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #3B5B5E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3B5B5E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 5.47, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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