What color is #3C4C42?

#3C4C42 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C4C42?

The RGB value is 60, 76, 66: 60 red, 76 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C4C42?

The complementary color is #4C3C46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C4C42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C4C42 color

#3C4C42 rgb(60, 76, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C4C42 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 29.8% green and 25.9% blue (60, 76, 66).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 12% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.11:1).

#3C4C42 color codes

HEX	`#3C4C42`
RGB	`rgb(60, 76, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 29.8%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 12%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 21%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 13%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.69, -8.69, 3.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.69, 9.51, 155.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.431, 6.523, 6.126)`
Decimal	`3951682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C4C42, 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 #3C4C42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C4C42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	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 #3C4C42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c4c42; }
.text { color: #3c4c42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c4c42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 76 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c4c42, #3c4c4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3C4C42?: #3C4C42 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C4C42?: The RGB value is 60, 76, 66: 60 red, 76 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C4C42?: The complementary color is #4C3C46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C4C42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.