What color is #3C434F?

#3C434F is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Dark Crypt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C434F?

The RGB value is 60, 67, 79: 60 red, 67 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C434F?

The complementary color is #4F483C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C434F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C434F color

#3C434F rgb(60, 67, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C434F is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 26.3% green and 31% blue (60, 67, 79).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 14% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Dark Crypt (#3F4551), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.96:1).

#3C434F color codes

HEX	`#3C434F`
RGB	`rgb(60, 67, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 26.3%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 14%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 24%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 15%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.22, 0.2, -8.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.22, 8.18, 271.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.282, 5.539, 8.187)`
Decimal	`3949391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C434F, 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 #3C434F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C434F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #3C434F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c434f; }
.text { color: #3c434f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c434f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 67 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c434f, #3e3c4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #3C434F?: #3C434F is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Dark Crypt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C434F?: The RGB value is 60, 67, 79: 60 red, 67 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C434F?: The complementary color is #4F483C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C434F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.