What color is #3C463E?

#3C463E is a dark gray known as Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Deep Forest?

The RGB value is 60, 70, 62: 60 red, 70 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Deep Forest?

The complementary color is #463C44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C463E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Deep Forest color: hex code #3C463E

#3C463E rgb(60, 70, 62)

Shades of gray

Deep Forest has the hex code #3C463E. It is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 27.5% green and 24.3% blue (60, 70, 62).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 8% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 73% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.82:1).

Deep Forest (#3C463E) color codes

HEX	`#3C463E`
RGB	`rgb(60, 70, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 27.5%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 8%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 14%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 11%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.61, -5.92, 3.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.61, 6.86, 149.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.923, 5.689, 5.395)`
Decimal	`3950142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Deep Forest, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #3C463E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C463E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #3C463E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c463e; }
.text { color: #3c463e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c463e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 70 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c463e, #3c4643); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #3C463E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #3C463E?: #3C463E is a dark gray known as Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Deep Forest?: The RGB value is 60, 70, 62: 60 red, 70 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Deep Forest?: The complementary color is #463C44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C463E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.