What color is #3C595C?

#3C595C is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic Nights. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C595C?

The RGB value is 60, 89, 92: 60 red, 89 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C595C?

The complementary color is #5C3F3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C595C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C595C color

#3C595C rgb(60, 89, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C595C is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 34.9% green and 36.1% blue (60, 89, 92).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 21% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Arctic Nights (#345C61), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#3C595C color codes

HEX	`#3C595C`
RGB	`rgb(60, 89, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 34.9%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 21%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 35%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 3%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.75, -9.87, -5.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.75, 11.14, 207.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.367, 8.878, 11.449)`
Decimal	`3955036`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C595C, 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 #3C595C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C595C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #3C595C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c595c; }
.text { color: #3c595c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c595c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 89 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c595c, #3c495c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #3C595C?: #3C595C is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic Nights. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C595C?: The RGB value is 60, 89, 92: 60 red, 89 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C595C?: The complementary color is #5C3F3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C595C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.