What color is #3C363D?

#3C363D is a dark gray, closest to the named color Professor Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C363D?

The RGB value is 60, 54, 61: 60 red, 54 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C363D?

The complementary color is #373D36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C363D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C363D color

#3C363D rgb(60, 54, 61)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C363D is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 21.2% green and 23.9% blue (60, 54, 61).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 6% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Professor Plum (#393540), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.75:1).

#3C363D color codes

HEX	`#3C363D`
RGB	`rgb(60, 54, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 21.2%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 6%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 11%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 11%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.46, 4.2, -3.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.46, 5.4, 320.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.025, 3.936, 4.962)`
Decimal	`3946045`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C363D, 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 #3C363D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C363D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #3C363D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c363d; }
.text { color: #3c363d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c363d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 54 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c363d, #3d363b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #3C363D?: #3C363D is a dark gray, closest to the named color Professor Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C363D?: The RGB value is 60, 54, 61: 60 red, 54 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C363D?: The complementary color is #373D36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C363D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.