What color is #3C4950?

#3C4950 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lights Out. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C4950?

The RGB value is 60, 73, 80: 60 red, 73 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C4950?

The complementary color is #50433C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C4950?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C4950 color

#3C4950 rgb(60, 73, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C4950 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 28.6% green and 31.4% blue (60, 73, 80).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 14% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Lights Out (#3D474B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.29:1).

#3C4950 color codes

HEX	`#3C4950`
RGB	`rgb(60, 73, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 28.6%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 14%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 25%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 9%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.17, -3.37, -5.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.17, 6.79, 240.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.694, 6.305, 8.505)`
Decimal	`3950928`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C4950, 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 #3C4950	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C4950 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	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 #3C4950 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c4950; }
.text { color: #3c4950; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c4950; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 73 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c4950, #3c3f50); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3C4950?: #3C4950 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lights Out. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C4950?: The RGB value is 60, 73, 80: 60 red, 73 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C4950?: The complementary color is #50433C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C4950?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.