What color is #3C323B?

#3C323B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C323B?

The RGB value is 60, 50, 59: 60 red, 50 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C323B?

The complementary color is #323C33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C323B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C323B color

#3C323B rgb(60, 50, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C323B is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 19.6% green and 23.1% blue (60, 50, 59).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 9% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 2% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.27:1).

#3C323B color codes

HEX	`#3C323B`
RGB	`rgb(60, 50, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 19.6%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 9%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 17%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 2%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.15, 6.42, -4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.15, 7.57, 328.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.793, 3.558, 4.624)`
Decimal	`3945019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C323B, 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 #3C323B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C323B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #3C323B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c323b; }
.text { color: #3c323b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c323b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 50 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c323b, #3c3236); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #3C323B?: #3C323B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C323B?: The RGB value is 60, 50, 59: 60 red, 50 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C323B?: The complementary color is #323C33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C323B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.