What color is #3C3E46?

#3C3E46 is a dark gray, closest to the named color In the Dark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C3E46?

The RGB value is 60, 62, 70: 60 red, 62 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C3E46?

The complementary color is #46443C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C3E46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C3E46 color

#3C3E46 rgb(60, 62, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C3E46 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 24.3% green and 27.5% blue (60, 62, 70).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 8% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is In the Dark (#3B3C41), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.66:1).

#3C3E46 color codes

HEX	`#3C3E46`
RGB	`rgb(60, 62, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 24.3%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 8%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 14%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 11%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.3, 1.09, -5.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.3, 5.28, 281.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.691, 4.848, 6.482)`
Decimal	`3948102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C3E46, 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 #3C3E46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C3E46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #3C3E46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c3e46; }
.text { color: #3c3e46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c3e46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 62 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c3e46, #3f3c46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #3C3E46?: #3C3E46 is a dark gray, closest to the named color In the Dark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C3E46?: The RGB value is 60, 62, 70: 60 red, 62 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C3E46?: The complementary color is #46443C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C3E46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.