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Information about #3B4958 color

#3B4958 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#3B4958 falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(59, 73, 88) — 23.1% red, 28.6% green, 34.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 11 / 6 / 0 / 65. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A calm, restrained steel-blue azure, #3B4958 holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Wind Talker (#3A4859). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Ivanhoe (#3B4C57) and Rhino (#3D4653).

In RGB terms — rgb(59, 73, 88) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #3B4958: 9.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:65), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #3B4958 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#3B4958 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#3B4958 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #3B4958

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3B4958
  • RGB59, 73, 88
  • CMYK11, 6, 0, 65
  • CSSrgb(59, 73, 88)
  • HSL211°, 20%, 29%
  • HSL Precise211.034°, 19.728%, 28.824%
  • HSV211°, 33%, 35%
  • HSB211°, 33%, 35%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.345
  • GLSLvec3(0.231, 0.286, 0.345)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.231, 0.286, 0.345, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.231, 0.286, 0.345)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB23.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID3B4958
  • DECIMAL ID3885400
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01