What color is #3C343E?

#3C343E is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Professor Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C343E?

The RGB value is 60, 52, 62: 60 red, 52 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C343E?

The complementary color is #363E34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C343E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C343E color

#3C343E rgb(60, 52, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C343E is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 20.4% green and 24.3% blue (60, 52, 62).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 9% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Professor Plum (#393540), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.98:1).

#3C343E color codes

HEX	`#3C343E`
RGB	`rgb(60, 52, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 20.4%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 9%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 16%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 16%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.88, 5.77, -4.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.88, 7.6, 319.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.961, 3.764, 5.074)`
Decimal	`3945534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C343E, 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 #3C343E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C343E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	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 #3C343E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c343e; }
.text { color: #3c343e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c343e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 52 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c343e, #3e343b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #3C343E?: #3C343E is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Professor Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C343E?: The RGB value is 60, 52, 62: 60 red, 52 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C343E?: The complementary color is #363E34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C343E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.