What color is #3C4C55?

#3C4C55 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C4C55?

The RGB value is 60, 76, 85: 60 red, 76 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C4C55?

The complementary color is #55453C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C4C55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C4C55 color

#3C4C55 rgb(60, 76, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C4C55 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 29.8% green and 33.3% blue (60, 76, 85).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 17% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.91:1).

#3C4C55 color codes

HEX	`#3C4C55`
RGB	`rgb(60, 76, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 29.8%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 17%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 29%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 11%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.31, -3.89, -7.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.31, 8.35, 242.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.087, 6.785, 9.582)`
Decimal	`3951701`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C4C55, 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 #3C4C55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C4C55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	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 #3C4C55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c4c55; }
.text { color: #3c4c55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c4c55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 76 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c4c55, #3c3f55); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3C4C55?: #3C4C55 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C4C55?: The RGB value is 60, 76, 85: 60 red, 76 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C4C55?: The complementary color is #55453C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C4C55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.