What color is #3C5854?

#3C5854 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C5854?

The RGB value is 60, 88, 84: 60 red, 88 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C5854?

The complementary color is #583C40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C5854?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C5854 color

#3C5854 rgb(60, 88, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C5854 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 34.5% green and 32.9% blue (60, 88, 84).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 19% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#3C5854 color codes

HEX	`#3C5854`
RGB	`rgb(60, 88, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 34.5%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 19%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 32%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 5%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.16, -11.42, -1.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.16, 11.46, 185.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.953, 8.58, 9.676)`
Decimal	`3954772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C5854, 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 #3C5854	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C5854 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	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 #3C5854 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c5854; }
.text { color: #3c5854; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c5854; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 88 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c5854, #3c4e58); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3C5854?: #3C5854 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C5854?: The RGB value is 60, 88, 84: 60 red, 88 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C5854?: The complementary color is #583C40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C5854?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.