What color is #3C4440?

#3C4440 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 #3C4440?

The RGB value is 60, 68, 64: 60 red, 68 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C4440?

The complementary color is #443C40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C4440?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C4440 color

#3C4440 rgb(60, 68, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C4440 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 26.7% green and 25.1% blue (60, 68, 64).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 6% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.03:1).

#3C4440 color codes

HEX	`#3C4440`
RGB	`rgb(60, 68, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 26.7%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 6%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 12%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 6%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.02, -4.21, 1.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.02, 4.41, 162.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.856, 5.465, 5.649)`
Decimal	`3949632`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C4440, 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 #3C4440	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C4440 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.03:1	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 #3C4440 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c4440; }
.text { color: #3c4440; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c4440; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 68 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c4440, #3c4444); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3C4440?: #3C4440 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 #3C4440?: The RGB value is 60, 68, 64: 60 red, 68 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C4440?: The complementary color is #443C40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C4440?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.