What color is #3C3038?

#3C3038 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C3038?

The RGB value is 60, 48, 56: 60 red, 48 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C3038?

The complementary color is #303C34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C3038?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C3038 color

#3C3038 rgb(60, 48, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C3038 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 18.8% green and 22% blue (60, 48, 56).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 11% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 7% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.56:1).

#3C3038 color codes

HEX	`#3C3038`
RGB	`rgb(60, 48, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 18.8%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 11%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 20%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 7%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.43, 7.1, -3.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.43, 7.72, 336.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.634, 3.36, 4.198)`
Decimal	`3944504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C3038, 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 #3C3038	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C3038 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	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 #3C3038 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c3038; }
.text { color: #3c3038; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c3038; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 48 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c3038, #3c3032); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #3C3038?: #3C3038 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C3038?: The RGB value is 60, 48, 56: 60 red, 48 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C3038?: The complementary color is #303C34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C3038?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.