#3E4E59
Charcoal · dark cool blue
About #3E4E59
#3E4E59 is a dark, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 24% red, 31% green and 35% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 30% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Charcoal (ΔE 3.9), with Gunmetal the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #59493E (umber), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 8.61:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.61:1).
Colour codes
| HEX | |
|---|---|
| RGB | |
| HSL | |
| HSV / HSB | |
| CMYK | |
| CIELAB | |
| Decimal | |
| CSS |
Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #3E4E59
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #3E4E59 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
Shades, tints & matching colours
Similar colours
Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #3E4E59?
#3E4E59 is a dark, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 24% red, 31% green and 35% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 30% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #3E4E59?
Use white text. White on #3E4E59 has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #3E4E59?
Its complementary colour is #59493E, and analogous partners are #3E5957 and #3E4159.