What color is #3C413E?

#3C413E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Onyx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C413E?

The RGB value is 60, 65, 62: 60 red, 65 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C413E?

The complementary color is #413C3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C413E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C413E color

#3C413E rgb(60, 65, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C413E is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 25.5% green and 24.3% blue (60, 65, 62).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 4% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Onyx (#353935), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.41:1).

#3C413E color codes

HEX	`#3C413E`
RGB	`rgb(60, 65, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 25.5%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 4%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 8%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 5%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.99, -2.77, 1.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.99, 2.99, 158.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.623, 5.089, 5.295)`
Decimal	`3948862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C413E, 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 #3C413E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C413E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #3C413E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c413e; }
.text { color: #3c413e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c413e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 65 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c413e, #3c4141); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3C413E?: #3C413E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Onyx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C413E?: The RGB value is 60, 65, 62: 60 red, 65 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C413E?: The complementary color is #413C3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C413E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.