What color is #3C3E49?

#3C3E49 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Serenade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C3E49?

The RGB value is 60, 62, 73: 60 red, 62 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C3E49?

The complementary color is #49473C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C3E49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C3E49 color

#3C3E49 rgb(60, 62, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C3E49 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 24.3% green and 28.6% blue (60, 62, 73).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 10% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Serenade (#41434E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.62:1).

#3C3E49 color codes

HEX	`#3C3E49`
RGB	`rgb(60, 62, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 24.3%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 10%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 18%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 15%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.41, 1.86, -6.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.41, 7.22, 284.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.788, 4.887, 6.993)`
Decimal	`3948105`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C3E49, 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 #3C3E49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C3E49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #3C3E49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c3e49; }
.text { color: #3c3e49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c3e49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 62 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c3e49, #403c49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #3C3E49?: #3C3E49 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Serenade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C3E49?: The RGB value is 60, 62, 73: 60 red, 62 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C3E49?: The complementary color is #49473C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C3E49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.