What color is #3C495E?

#3C495E is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Silent Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C495E?

The RGB value is 60, 73, 94: 60 red, 73 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C495E?

The complementary color is #5E513C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C495E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C495E color

#3C495E rgb(60, 73, 94)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3C495E is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 28.6% green and 36.9% blue (60, 73, 94).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 22% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Silent Sea (#3A4A63), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

#3C495E color codes

HEX	`#3C495E`
RGB	`rgb(60, 73, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 28.6%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 22%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 36%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 22%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.72, 0.6, -14.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.72, 14.05, 272.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.266, 6.534, 11.518)`
Decimal	`3950942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C495E, 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 #3C495E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C495E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #3C495E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c495e; }
.text { color: #3c495e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c495e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 73 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c495e, #403c5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #3C495E?: #3C495E is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Silent Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C495E?: The RGB value is 60, 73, 94: 60 red, 73 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C495E?: The complementary color is #5E513C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C495E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.