What color is #3C5F63?

#3C5F63 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic Nights. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C5F63?

The RGB value is 60, 95, 99: 60 red, 95 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C5F63?

The complementary color is #63403C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C5F63?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C5F63 color

#3C5F63 rgb(60, 95, 99)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3C5F63 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 37.3% green and 38.8% blue (60, 95, 99).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 25% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Arctic Nights (#345C61), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#3C5F63 color codes

HEX	`#3C5F63`
RGB	`rgb(60, 95, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 37.3%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 25%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 39%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 4%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.92, -11.43, -6.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.92, 13.05, 208.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.207, 10.045, 13.308)`
Decimal	`3956579`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C5F63, 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 #3C5F63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3C5F63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #3C5F63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c5f63; }
.text { color: #3c5f63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c5f63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 95 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c5f63, #3c4b63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3C5F63?: #3C5F63 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic Nights. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C5F63?: The RGB value is 60, 95, 99: 60 red, 95 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C5F63?: The complementary color is #63403C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C5F63?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.