What color is #3C4F60?

#3C4F60 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Dark Secret. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C4F60?

The RGB value is 60, 79, 96: 60 red, 79 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C4F60?

The complementary color is #604D3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C4F60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C4F60 color

#3C4F60 rgb(60, 79, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C4F60 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 31% green and 37.6% blue (60, 79, 96).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 23% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Dark Secret (#3E5361), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.47:1).

#3C4F60 color codes

HEX	`#3C4F60`
RGB	`rgb(60, 79, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 31%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 23%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 38%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 18%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.69, -2.62, -12.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.69, 12.57, 257.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.77, 7.397, 12.135)`
Decimal	`3952480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C4F60, 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 #3C4F60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C4F60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	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 #3C4F60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c4f60; }
.text { color: #3c4f60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c4f60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 79 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c4f60, #3c3d60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #3C4F60?: #3C4F60 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Dark Secret. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C4F60?: The RGB value is 60, 79, 96: 60 red, 79 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C4F60?: The complementary color is #604D3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C4F60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.