Information about #3A4252 color

#3A4252 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #3A4252 belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(58, 66, 82) — 22.7% red, 25.9% green, 32.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 9 / 6 / 0 / 68. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #3A4252 reads as a softly toned steel-blue azure and holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Avalanche (#354152). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Rhino (#3D4653) and Sputnik (#373E54).

The recipe behind #3A4252 is rgb(58, 66, 82), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #3A4252 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 10.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.1:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:68) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #3A4252 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#3A4252 color variations

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

#3A4252 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 #3A4252

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

Avalanche color link
Avalanche

#354152

Rhino color link
Rhino

#3D4653

Sputnik color link
Sputnik

#373E54

Charcoal color link
Charcoal

#36454F

Limed Spruce color link
Limed Spruce

#394851

Cloud Burst color link
Cloud Burst

#353E4F

Skywater color link
Skywater

#404653

Arsenic color link
Arsenic

#3B444B

Catwalk color link
Catwalk

#3D3E4C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3A4252
  • RGB58, 66, 82
  • CMYK9, 6, 0, 68
  • CSSrgb(58, 66, 82)
  • HSL220°, 17%, 27%
  • HSL Precise220°, 17.143%, 27.451%
  • HSV220°, 29%, 32%
  • HSB220°, 29%, 32%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.227
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • GLSLvec3(0.227, 0.259, 0.322)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.227, 0.259, 0.322, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.227, 0.259, 0.322)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB22.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB32.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID3A4252
  • DECIMAL ID3818066
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01