What color is #3C3F53?

#3C3F53 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Lava Stone. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C3F53?

The RGB value is 60, 63, 83: 60 red, 63 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C3F53?

The complementary color is #53503C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C3F53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C3F53 color

#3C3F53 rgb(60, 63, 83)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3C3F53 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 24.7% green and 32.5% blue (60, 63, 83).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 16% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Lava Stone (#3C4151), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.35:1).

#3C3F53 color codes

HEX	`#3C3F53`
RGB	`rgb(60, 63, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 24.7%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 16%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 28%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 24%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.13, 3.93, -12.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.13, 13.04, 287.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.202, 5.14, 8.9)`
Decimal	`3948371`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C3F53, 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 #3C3F53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C3F53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #3C3F53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c3f53; }
.text { color: #3c3f53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c3f53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 63 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c3f53, #443c53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #3C3F53?: #3C3F53 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Lava Stone. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C3F53?: The RGB value is 60, 63, 83: 60 red, 63 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C3F53?: The complementary color is #53503C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C3F53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.