What color is #3C494A?

#3C494A is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Dark Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C494A?

The RGB value is 60, 73, 74: 60 red, 73 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C494A?

The complementary color is #4A3D3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C494A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C494A color

#3C494A rgb(60, 73, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C494A is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 28.6% green and 29% blue (60, 73, 74).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 10% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Dark Space (#414A4C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.36:1).

#3C494A color codes

HEX	`#3C494A`
RGB	`rgb(60, 73, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 28.6%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 10%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 19%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 1%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.96, -4.93, -2.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.96, 5.45, 205.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.482, 6.22, 7.389)`
Decimal	`3950922`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C494A, 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 #3C494A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C494A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	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 #3C494A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c494a; }
.text { color: #3c494a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c494a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 73 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c494a, #3c424a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #3C494A?: #3C494A is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Dark Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C494A?: The RGB value is 60, 73, 74: 60 red, 73 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C494A?: The complementary color is #4A3D3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C494A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.