#3A5F57

A dark, muted cyan closely aligning with Darkslategray.

About #3A5F57

Visually, #3A5F57 is defined as a muted cyan. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkslategray. In the RGB color space, it consists of 58 red, 95 green, and 87 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. This specific hue requires a mix of 39% C, 0% M, 8% Y, and 63% K. The HSL representation is 167.0° hue, 24.2% saturation, and 30.0% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#3A5F57
RGB58, 95, 87
HSL167.0°, 24.2%, 30.0%
CMYK39%, 0%, 8%, 63%
HSV167.0°, 38.9%, 37.3%
LAB37.4, -15.3, 0.4
XYZ7.6, 9.8, 10.5
Decimal3825495

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

7.11:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.95:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
6.79:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.51:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #3A5F57; }
.text-color { color: #3A5F57; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #3A5F57; }

Similar Colors

Darkslategray
#2F4F4F