What color is #3C4039?

#3C4039 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 #3C4039?

The RGB value is 60, 64, 57: 60 red, 64 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C4039?

The complementary color is #3D3940, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C4039?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C4039 color

#3C4039 rgb(60, 64, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C4039 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 25.1% green and 22.4% blue (60, 64, 57).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 6% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Black Olive (#3B3C36), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.58:1).

#3C4039 color codes

HEX	`#3C4039`
RGB	`rgb(60, 64, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 25.1%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 6%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 11%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 11%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.51, -3.24, 3.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.51, 4.93, 131.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.435, 4.923, 4.587)`
Decimal	`3948601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C4039, 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 #3C4039	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C4039 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.58:1	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 #3C4039 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c4039; }
.text { color: #3c4039; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c4039; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 64 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c4039, #394039); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3C4039?: #3C4039 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 #3C4039?: The RGB value is 60, 64, 57: 60 red, 64 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C4039?: The complementary color is #3D3940, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C4039?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.