What color is #3C393F?

#3C393F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tuxedo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C393F?

The RGB value is 60, 57, 63: 60 red, 57 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C393F?

The complementary color is #3C3F39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C393F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C393F color

#3C393F rgb(60, 57, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C393F is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 22.4% green and 24.7% blue (60, 57, 63).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 5% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Tuxedo (#3F3C43), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.36:1).

#3C393F color codes

HEX	`#3C393F`
RGB	`rgb(60, 57, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 22.4%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 5%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 10%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 10%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.47, 2.67, -3.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.47, 4.2, 309.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.224, 4.246, 5.299)`
Decimal	`3946815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C393F, 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 #3C393F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C393F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	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 #3C393F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c393f; }
.text { color: #3c393f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c393f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 57 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c393f, #3f393f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #3C393F?: #3C393F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tuxedo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C393F?: The RGB value is 60, 57, 63: 60 red, 57 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C393F?: The complementary color is #3C3F39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C393F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.