What color is #3C3840?

#3C3840 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tuxedo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C3840?

The RGB value is 60, 56, 64: 60 red, 56 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C3840?

The complementary color is #3C4038, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C3840?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C3840 color

#3C3840 rgb(60, 56, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C3840 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 22% green and 25.1% blue (60, 56, 64).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 7% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Tuxedo (#3F3C43), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.46:1).

#3C3840 color codes

HEX	`#3C3840`
RGB	`rgb(60, 56, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 22%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 7%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 13%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 13%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.19, 3.57, -4.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.19, 5.61, 309.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.203, 4.159, 5.431)`
Decimal	`3946560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C3840, 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 #3C3840	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C3840 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	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 #3C3840 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c3840; }
.text { color: #3c3840; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c3840; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 56 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c3840, #403840); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #3C3840?: #3C3840 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tuxedo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C3840?: The RGB value is 60, 56, 64: 60 red, 56 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C3840?: The complementary color is #3C4038, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C3840?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.