What color is #3C4559?

#3C4559 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Lava Stone. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C4559?

The RGB value is 60, 69, 89: 60 red, 69 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C4559?

The complementary color is #59503C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C4559?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C4559 color

#3C4559 rgb(60, 69, 89)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3C4559 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 27.1% green and 34.9% blue (60, 69, 89).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 19% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Lava Stone (#3C4151), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.6:1).

#3C4559 color codes

HEX	`#3C4559`
RGB	`rgb(60, 69, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 27.1%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 19%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 33%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 22%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.26, 1.72, -13.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.26, 13.19, 277.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.794, 5.938, 10.29)`
Decimal	`3949913`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C4559, 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 #3C4559	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C4559 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #3C4559 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c4559; }
.text { color: #3c4559; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c4559; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 69 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c4559, #413c59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #3C4559?: #3C4559 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Lava Stone. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C4559?: The RGB value is 60, 69, 89: 60 red, 69 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C4559?: The complementary color is #59503C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C4559?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.