What color is #3C3B4C?

#3C3B4C is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C3B4C?

The RGB value is 60, 59, 76: 60 red, 59 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C3B4C?

The complementary color is #4B4C3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C3B4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C3B4C color

#3C3B4C rgb(60, 59, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C3B4C is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 23.1% green and 29.8% blue (60, 59, 76).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 13% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Italian Grape (#413D4B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.93:1).

#3C3B4C color codes

HEX	`#3C3B4C`
RGB	`rgb(60, 59, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 23.1%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 13%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 22%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 22%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.59, 4.65, -10.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.59, 11.19, 294.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.732, 4.61, 7.477)`
Decimal	`3947340`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C3B4C, 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 #3C3B4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C3B4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #3C3B4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c3b4c; }
.text { color: #3c3b4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c3b4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 59 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c3b4c, #453b4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #3C3B4C?: #3C3B4C is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C3B4C?: The RGB value is 60, 59, 76: 60 red, 59 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C3B4C?: The complementary color is #4B4C3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C3B4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.