What color is #3C504E?

#3C504E 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 #3C504E?

The RGB value is 60, 80, 78: 60 red, 80 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C504E?

The complementary color is #503C3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C504E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C504E color

#3C504E rgb(60, 80, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C504E is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 31.4% green and 30.6% blue (60, 80, 78).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 14% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.57:1).

#3C504E color codes

HEX	`#3C504E`
RGB	`rgb(60, 80, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 31.4%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 14%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 25%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 2%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.36, -8.21, -1.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.36, 8.32, 189.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.107, 7.248, 8.283)`
Decimal	`3952718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C504E, 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 #3C504E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C504E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	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 #3C504E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c504e; }
.text { color: #3c504e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c504e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 80 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c504e, #3c4850); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3C504E?: #3C504E 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 #3C504E?: The RGB value is 60, 80, 78: 60 red, 80 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C504E?: The complementary color is #503C3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C504E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.