What color is #3C545B?

#3C545B is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Great Void. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C545B?

The RGB value is 60, 84, 91: 60 red, 84 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C545B?

The complementary color is #5B433C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C545B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C545B color

#3C545B rgb(60, 84, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C545B is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 32.9% green and 35.7% blue (60, 84, 91).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 21% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Great Void (#3B5760), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.04:1).

#3C545B color codes

HEX	`#3C545B`
RGB	`rgb(60, 84, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 32.9%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 21%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 34%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 8%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.1, -7.15, -7.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.1, 10.01, 224.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.922, 8.056, 11.086)`
Decimal	`3953755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C545B, 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 #3C545B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C545B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	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 #3C545B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c545b; }
.text { color: #3c545b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c545b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 84 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c545b, #3c455b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3C545B?: #3C545B is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Great Void. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C545B?: The RGB value is 60, 84, 91: 60 red, 84 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C545B?: The complementary color is #5B433C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C545B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.