What color is #3C443B?

#3C443B is a dark gray, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C443B?

The RGB value is 60, 68, 59: 60 red, 68 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C443B?

The complementary color is #433B44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C443B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C443B color

#3C443B rgb(60, 68, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C443B is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 26.7% green and 23.1% blue (60, 68, 59).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 7% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.09:1).

#3C443B color codes

HEX	`#3C443B`
RGB	`rgb(60, 68, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 26.7%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 7%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 13%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 13%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.87, -5.33, 4.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.87, 6.88, 140.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.72, 5.411, 4.933)`
Decimal	`3949627`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C443B, 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 #3C443B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C443B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #3C443B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c443b; }
.text { color: #3c443b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c443b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 68 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c443b, #3b443f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3C443B?: #3C443B is a dark gray, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C443B?: The RGB value is 60, 68, 59: 60 red, 68 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C443B?: The complementary color is #433B44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C443B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.