#3B3D4E
Charcoal · dark cool blue
About #3B3D4E
With the hex code #3B3D4E, this is a dark blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 23% red, 24% green and 31% blue, while a printer would mix 24% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Charcoal — a ΔE of 7.6 — followed by Gunmetal. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #4E4C3B, a umber shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 10.70:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.70:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #3B3D4E?
With the hex code #3B3D4E, this is a dark blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 23% red, 24% green and 31% blue, while a printer would mix 24% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #3B3D4E?
Use white text. White on #3B3D4E has a contrast ratio of 10.70:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #3B3D4E?
Its complementary colour is #4E4C3B, and analogous partners are #3B474E and #433B4E.