What color is #3C6160?

#3C6160 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C6160?

The RGB value is 60, 97, 96: 60 red, 97 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C6160?

The complementary color is #613C3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C6160?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C6160 color

#3C6160 rgb(60, 97, 96)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3C6160 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 38% green and 37.6% blue (60, 97, 96).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 24% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#3C6160 color codes

HEX	`#3C6160`
RGB	`rgb(60, 97, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 38%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 24%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 38%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 1%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.47, -13.42, -3.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.47, 13.9, 195.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.249, 10.354, 12.628)`
Decimal	`3957088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C6160, 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 #3C6160	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3C6160 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	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 #3C6160 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c6160; }
.text { color: #3c6160; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c6160; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 97 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c6160, #3c5061); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #3C6160?: #3C6160 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C6160?: The RGB value is 60, 97, 96: 60 red, 97 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C6160?: The complementary color is #613C3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C6160?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.