What color is #3C4C53?

#3C4C53 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Obsidian. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C4C53?

The RGB value is 60, 76, 83: 60 red, 76 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C4C53?

The complementary color is #53433C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C4C53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C4C53 color

#3C4C53 rgb(60, 76, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C4C53 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 29.8% green and 32.5% blue (60, 76, 83).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 16% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Obsidian (#445055), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.93:1).

#3C4C53 color codes

HEX	`#3C4C53`
RGB	`rgb(60, 76, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 29.8%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 16%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 28%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 8%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.24, -4.44, -6.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.24, 7.64, 234.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.009, 6.754, 9.169)`
Decimal	`3951699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C4C53, 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 #3C4C53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C4C53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	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 #3C4C53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c4c53; }
.text { color: #3c4c53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c4c53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 76 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c4c53, #3c4153); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3C4C53?: #3C4C53 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Obsidian. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C4C53?: The RGB value is 60, 76, 83: 60 red, 76 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C4C53?: The complementary color is #53433C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C4C53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.