What color is #3C4B47?

#3C4B47 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C4B47?

The RGB value is 60, 75, 71: 60 red, 75 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C4B47?

The complementary color is #4B3C40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C4B47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C4B47 color

#3C4B47 rgb(60, 75, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C4B47 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 29.4% green and 27.8% blue (60, 75, 71).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 11% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.17:1).

#3C4B47 color codes

HEX	`#3C4B47`
RGB	`rgb(60, 75, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 29.4%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 11%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 20%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 5%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.51, -6.91, 0.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.51, 6.92, 176.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.517, 6.448, 6.914)`
Decimal	`3951431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C4B47, 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 #3C4B47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C4B47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #3C4B47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c4b47; }
.text { color: #3c4b47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c4b47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 75 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c4b47, #3c484b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3C4B47?: #3C4B47 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C4B47?: The RGB value is 60, 75, 71: 60 red, 75 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C4B47?: The complementary color is #4B3C40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C4B47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.