What color is #3C3B36?

#3C3B36 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C3B36?

The RGB value is 60, 59, 54: 60 red, 59 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C3B36?

The complementary color is #36373C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C3B36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C3B36 color

#3C3B36 rgb(60, 59, 54)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C3B36 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 23.1% green and 21.2% blue (60, 59, 54).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 5% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 10% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Black Olive (#3B3C36), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.22:1).

#3C3B36 color codes

HEX	`#3C3B36`
RGB	`rgb(60, 59, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 23.1%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 5%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 10%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 10%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.81, -0.65, 3.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.81, 3.32, 101.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.093, 4.355, 4.114)`
Decimal	`3947318`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C3B36, 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 #3C3B36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C3B36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #3C3B36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c3b36; }
.text { color: #3c3b36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c3b36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 59 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c3b36, #3a3c36); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3C3B36?: #3C3B36 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C3B36?: The RGB value is 60, 59, 54: 60 red, 59 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C3B36?: The complementary color is #36373C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C3B36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.