What color is #3C4A44?

#3C4A44 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C4A44?

The RGB value is 60, 74, 68: 60 red, 74 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C4A44?

The complementary color is #4A3C42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C4A44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C4A44 color

#3C4A44 rgb(60, 74, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C4A44 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 29% green and 26.7% blue (60, 74, 68).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 10% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.31:1).

#3C4A44 color codes

HEX	`#3C4A44`
RGB	`rgb(60, 74, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 29%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 10%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 19%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 8%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.1, -7.01, 1.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.1, 7.22, 166.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.355, 6.275, 6.397)`
Decimal	`3951172`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C4A44, 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 #3C4A44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C4A44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.31:1	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 #3C4A44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c4a44; }
.text { color: #3c4a44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c4a44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 74 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c4a44, #3c494a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3C4A44?: #3C4A44 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C4A44?: The RGB value is 60, 74, 68: 60 red, 74 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C4A44?: The complementary color is #4A3C42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C4A44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.