What color is #3C494B?

#3C494B 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 #3C494B?

The RGB value is 60, 73, 75: 60 red, 73 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C494B?

The complementary color is #4B3E3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C494B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C494B color

#3C494B rgb(60, 73, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C494B is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 28.6% green and 29.4% blue (60, 73, 75).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 11% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Dark Space (#414A4C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.35:1).

#3C494B color codes

HEX	`#3C494B`
RGB	`rgb(60, 73, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 28.6%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 11%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 20%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 3%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.99, -4.67, -2.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.99, 5.52, 212.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.516, 6.234, 7.568)`
Decimal	`3950923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C494B, 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 #3C494B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C494B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	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 #3C494B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c494b; }
.text { color: #3c494b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c494b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 73 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c494b, #3c424b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #3C494B?: #3C494B 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 #3C494B?: The RGB value is 60, 73, 75: 60 red, 73 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C494B?: The complementary color is #4B3E3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C494B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.