What color is #3C393D?

#3C393D is a dark gray known as Moonless Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Moonless Night?

The RGB value is 60, 57, 61: 60 red, 57 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Moonless Night?

The complementary color is #3A3D39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C393D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Moonless Night color: hex code #3C393D

#3C393D rgb(60, 57, 61)

Shades of gray

Moonless Night has the hex code #3C393D. It is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 22.4% green and 23.9% blue (60, 57, 61).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 3% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.38:1).

Moonless Night (#3C393D) color codes

HEX	`#3C393D`
RGB	`rgb(60, 57, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 22.4%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 3%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 7%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 7%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.4, 2.2, -2.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.4, 2.98, 317.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.169, 4.224, 5.01)`
Decimal	`3946813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Moonless Night, 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 #3C393D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C393D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #3C393D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c393d; }
.text { color: #3c393d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c393d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 57 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c393d, #3d393c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

See #3C393D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #3C393D?: #3C393D is a dark gray known as Moonless Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Moonless Night?: The RGB value is 60, 57, 61: 60 red, 57 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Moonless Night?: The complementary color is #3A3D39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C393D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.