What color is #3C3945?

#3C3945 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Professor Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C3945?

The RGB value is 60, 57, 69: 60 red, 57 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C3945?

The complementary color is #424539, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C3945?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C3945 color

#3C3945 rgb(60, 57, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C3945 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 22.4% green and 27.1% blue (60, 57, 69).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 10% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Professor Plum (#393540), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.27:1).

#3C3945 color codes

HEX	`#3C3945`
RGB	`rgb(60, 57, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 22.4%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 10%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 17%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 17%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.69, 4.14, -6.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.69, 8.06, 300.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.401, 4.317, 6.23)`
Decimal	`3946821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C3945, 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 #3C3945	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C3945 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #3C3945 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c3945; }
.text { color: #3c3945; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c3945; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 57 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c3945, #423945); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #3C3945?: #3C3945 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Professor Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C3945?: The RGB value is 60, 57, 69: 60 red, 57 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C3945?: The complementary color is #424539, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C3945?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.