Colour
#3C3C3C
- #3C3C3C
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#3C3C3C is a grey with RGB values 60, 60, 60 and HSL 0°, 0%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#3C3C3C#3C3C3C
HEX#3C3C3C
RGBrgb(60, 60, 60)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.2353, 0.2353
RGB percentages23.5%, 23.5%, 23.5%
HSLhsl(0, 0%, 23.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 0%, 23.5%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 0%, 76.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,947,580
CSS custom property--colour: #3C3C3C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04519WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.03:1
Contrast with white11.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#C3C3C3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3C3C3C
Analogous#3C3C3C, #3C3C3C
Triadic#3C3C3C, #3C3C3C
Split complementary#3C3C3C, #3C3C3C
Tetradic#3C3C3C, #3C3C3C, #3C3C3C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R60
G60
B60
Red60 (23.5%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue60 (23.5%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)0%
Lightness23.53%
Dominant channelNone: the channels are equal (a neutral grey)
Hex per channelR 3C · G 3C · B 3C
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