What color is #3C4041?

#3C4041 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tamahagane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C4041?

The RGB value is 60, 64, 65: 60 red, 64 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C4041?

The complementary color is #413D3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C4041?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C4041 color

#3C4041 rgb(60, 64, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C4041 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 25.1% green and 25.5% blue (60, 64, 65).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 4% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Tamahagane (#3B3F40), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.49:1).

#3C4041 color codes

HEX	`#3C4041`
RGB	`rgb(60, 64, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 25.1%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 4%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 8%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 2%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.76, -1.43, -1.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.76, 1.86, 219.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.651, 5.009, 5.722)`
Decimal	`3948609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C4041, 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 #3C4041	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C4041 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #3C4041 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c4041; }
.text { color: #3c4041; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c4041; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 64 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c4041, #3c3d41); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3C4041?: #3C4041 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tamahagane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C4041?: The RGB value is 60, 64, 65: 60 red, 64 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C4041?: The complementary color is #413D3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C4041?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.