What color is #3C596C?

#3C596C is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Stargazer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C596C?

The RGB value is 60, 89, 108: 60 red, 89 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C596C?

The complementary color is #6C4F3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C596C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C596C color

#3C596C rgb(60, 89, 108)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3C596C is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 34.9% green and 42.4% blue (60, 89, 108).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 29% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Stargazer (#3F5865), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#3C596C color codes

HEX	`#3C596C`
RGB	`rgb(60, 89, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 34.9%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 29%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 44%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 18%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.34, -5.21, -14.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.34, 15.17, 249.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.142, 9.188, 15.529)`
Decimal	`3955052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C596C, 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 #3C596C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C596C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #3C596C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c596c; }
.text { color: #3c596c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c596c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 89 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c596c, #3c416c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #3C596C?: #3C596C is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Stargazer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C596C?: The RGB value is 60, 89, 108: 60 red, 89 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C596C?: The complementary color is #6C4F3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C596C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.