What color is #3C4651?

#3C4651 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Starless Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C4651?

The RGB value is 60, 70, 81: 60 red, 70 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C4651?

The complementary color is #51473C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C4651?

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.

#3C4651 color

#3C4651 rgb(60, 70, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C4651 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 27.5% green and 31.8% blue (60, 70, 81).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 15% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Starless Night (#3E4855), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#3C4651 color codes

HEX	`#3C4651`
RGB	`rgb(60, 70, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 27.5%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 15%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 26%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 14%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.25, -1.19, -7.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.25, 8.01, 261.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.538, 5.935, 8.637)`
Decimal	`3950161`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C4651, 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 #3C4651	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C4651 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 #3C4651 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c4651; }
.text { color: #3c4651; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c4651; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 70 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c4651, #3c3c51); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3C4651?: #3C4651 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Starless Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C4651?: The RGB value is 60, 70, 81: 60 red, 70 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C4651?: The complementary color is #51473C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C4651?: 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.