What color is #3C3D35?

#3C3D35 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 #3C3D35?

The RGB value is 60, 61, 53: 60 red, 61 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C3D35?

The complementary color is #36353D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C3D35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C3D35 color

#3C3D35 rgb(60, 61, 53)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C3D35 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 23.9% green and 20.8% blue (60, 61, 53).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 7% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Black Olive (#3B3C36), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.99:1).

#3C3D35 color codes

HEX	`#3C3D35`
RGB	`rgb(60, 61, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 23.9%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 7%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 13%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 13%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.43, -2.15, 4.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.43, 5.26, 114.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.175, 4.555, 4.027)`
Decimal	`3947829`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C3D35, 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 #3C3D35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C3D35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #3C3D35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c3d35; }
.text { color: #3c3d35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c3d35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 61 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c3d35, #383d35); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3C3D35?: #3C3D35 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 #3C3D35?: The RGB value is 60, 61, 53: 60 red, 61 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C3D35?: The complementary color is #36353D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C3D35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.