What color is #3C4653?

#3C4653 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 #3C4653?

The RGB value is 60, 70, 83: 60 red, 70 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C4653?

The complementary color is #53493C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C4653?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C4653 color

#3C4653 rgb(60, 70, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C4653 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 27.5% green and 32.5% blue (60, 70, 83).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 16% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Starless Night (#3E4855), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.58:1).

#3C4653 color codes

HEX	`#3C4653`
RGB	`rgb(60, 70, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 27.5%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 16%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 28%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 16%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.32, -0.64, -9.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.32, 9.12, 265.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.615, 5.965, 9.038)`
Decimal	`3950163`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C4653, 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 #3C4653	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C4653 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.58:1	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 #3C4653 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c4653; }
.text { color: #3c4653; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c4653; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 70 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c4653, #3d3c53); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3C4653?: #3C4653 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 #3C4653?: The RGB value is 60, 70, 83: 60 red, 70 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C4653?: The complementary color is #53493C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C4653?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.