What color is #3C84A5?

#3C84A5 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Underwater Moonlight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C84A5?

The RGB value is 60, 132, 165: 60 red, 132 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C84A5?

The complementary color is #A55D3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C84A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C84A5 color

#3C84A5 rgb(60, 132, 165)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3C84A5 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 51.8% green and 64.7% blue (60, 132, 165).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 47% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Underwater Moonlight (#4488AA), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#3C84A5 color codes

HEX	`#3C84A5`
RGB	`rgb(60, 132, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 51.8%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 47%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 64%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 20%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.04, -12.09, -24.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.04, 27.08, 243.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.904, 20.178, 38.594)`
Decimal	`3966117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C84A5, 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 #3C84A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#3C84A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	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 #3C84A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c84a5; }
.text { color: #3c84a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c84a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 132 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c84a5, #3c4fa5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerulean.

Questions

What color is #3C84A5?: #3C84A5 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Underwater Moonlight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C84A5?: The RGB value is 60, 132, 165: 60 red, 132 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C84A5?: The complementary color is #A55D3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C84A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.