What color is #3C564E?

#3C564E is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Hunter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C564E?

The RGB value is 60, 86, 78: 60 red, 86 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C564E?

The complementary color is #563C44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C564E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C564E color

#3C564E rgb(60, 86, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C564E is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 33.7% green and 30.6% blue (60, 86, 78).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 18% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Hunter (#33534B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

#3C564E color codes

HEX	`#3C564E`
RGB	`rgb(60, 86, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 33.7%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 18%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 30%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 9%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.33, -11.76, 1.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.33, 11.86, 172.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.566, 8.166, 8.436)`
Decimal	`3954254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C564E, 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 #3C564E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C564E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #3C564E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c564e; }
.text { color: #3c564e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c564e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 86 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c564e, #3c5156); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3C564E?: #3C564E is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Hunter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C564E?: The RGB value is 60, 86, 78: 60 red, 86 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C564E?: The complementary color is #563C44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C564E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.