What color is #3C5C61?

#3C5C61 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 #3C5C61?

The RGB value is 60, 92, 97: 60 red, 92 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C5C61?

The complementary color is #61413C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C5C61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C5C61 color

#3C5C61 rgb(60, 92, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C5C61 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 36.1% green and 38% blue (60, 92, 97).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 24% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Arctic Nights (#345C61), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#3C5C61 color codes

HEX	`#3C5C61`
RGB	`rgb(60, 92, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 36.1%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 24%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 38%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 5%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.89, -10.24, -6.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.89, 12.18, 212.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.848, 9.478, 12.723)`
Decimal	`3955809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C5C61, 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 #3C5C61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C5C61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	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 #3C5C61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c5c61; }
.text { color: #3c5c61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c5c61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 92 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c5c61, #3c4a61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3C5C61?: #3C5C61 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 #3C5C61?: The RGB value is 60, 92, 97: 60 red, 92 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C5C61?: The complementary color is #61413C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C5C61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.