What color is #3C4F4E?

#3C4F4E is a dark, grayish cyan known as Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Night Watch?

The RGB value is 60, 79, 78: 60 red, 79 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Night Watch?

The complementary color is #4F3C3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C4F4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Night Watch color: hex code #3C4F4E

#3C4F4E rgb(60, 79, 78)

Shades of gray

Night Watch has the hex code #3C4F4E. It is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 31% green and 30.6% blue (60, 79, 78).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 14% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 69% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.68:1).

Night Watch (#3C4F4E) color codes

HEX	`#3C4F4E`
RGB	`rgb(60, 79, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 31%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 14%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 24%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 1%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.04, -7.6, -1.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.04, 7.82, 193.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.034, 7.102, 8.259)`
Decimal	`3952462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Night Watch, 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 #3C4F4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C4F4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	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 #3C4F4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c4f4e; }
.text { color: #3c4f4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c4f4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 79 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c4f4e, #3c474f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #3C4F4E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #3C4F4E?: #3C4F4E is a dark, grayish cyan known as Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Night Watch?: The RGB value is 60, 79, 78: 60 red, 79 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Night Watch?: The complementary color is #4F3C3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C4F4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.