What color is #3C4251?

#3C4251 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Lava Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C4251?

The RGB value is 60, 66, 81: 60 red, 66 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C4251?

The complementary color is #514B3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C4251?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C4251 color

#3C4251 rgb(60, 66, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C4251 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 25.9% green and 31.8% blue (60, 66, 81).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 15% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Lava Stone (#3C4151), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.05:1).

#3C4251 color codes

HEX	`#3C4251`
RGB	`rgb(60, 66, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 25.9%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 15%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 26%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 19%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.98, 1.4, -9.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.98, 9.93, 278.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.297, 5.451, 8.556)`
Decimal	`3949137`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C4251, 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 #3C4251	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C4251 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #3C4251 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c4251; }
.text { color: #3c4251; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c4251; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 66 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c4251, #413c51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #3C4251?: #3C4251 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Lava Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C4251?: The RGB value is 60, 66, 81: 60 red, 66 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C4251?: The complementary color is #514B3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C4251?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.