Information about #3C4042 color

#3C4042 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#3C4042 falls into the Azure Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(60, 64, 66) — 23.5% red, 25.1% green, 25.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 1 / 0 / 74. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#3C4042 is a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone that holds a balanced mid-tone. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Charcoal Grey (#3C4142). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Gravity (#3D4040) and Charade (#394043).

In RGB terms — rgb(60, 64, 66) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #3C4042: 10.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:74), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #3C4042 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#3C4042 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#3C4042 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#60676B

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#868E91

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#AEB3B6

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#D6D9DA

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White

#FFFFFF

#3C4042 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#303335

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#242628

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#18191A

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#0C0C0D

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Black

#000000

#3C4042 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#494D4F

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#565A5B

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#636668

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#717373

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Grey

#808080

#3C4042 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#3D3C42

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#3C3E42

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#3C4042

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#3C4242

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#3C423F

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#3C423D

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#3C4042 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#433F3D
#433F3D

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#3C4042
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#43423D
#43423D

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#433D3E
#433D3E

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
#3D3E43
#3D3E43

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#3C4042
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#3D4342
#3D4342

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#3C4042
#3C4042

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#433D41
#433D41

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#41433D
#41433D

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#3F3D43
#3F3D43

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#433F3D
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#41433D
#41433D

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
#3C4042
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#423D43
#423D43

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#433F3D
#433F3D

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#3E433D
#3E433D

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Nearest named colors to #3C4042

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Charcoal Grey color link
Charcoal Grey

#3C4142

Gravity color link
Gravity

#3D4040

Charade color link
Charade

#394043

Half Foundry color link
Half Foundry

#3E4145

Charcoal Frost color link
Charcoal Frost

#3C3F46

Baltic Sea color link
Baltic Sea

#3C3D3E

Mica color link
Mica

#3C4543

Mirage color link
Mirage

#373F43

Liquid Metal color link
Liquid Metal

#3E4147

Mine Shaft color link
Mine Shaft

#373E41

Pioneer color link
Pioneer

#394541

Onando color link
Onando

#364141

#3C4042 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3C4042
  • RGB60, 64, 66
  • CMYK2, 1, 0, 74
  • CSSrgb(60, 64, 66)
  • HSL200°, 5%, 25%
  • HSL Precise200°, 4.762%, 24.706%
  • HSV200°, 9%, 26%
  • HSB200°, 9%, 26%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.235
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.235, 0.251, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.235, 0.251, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.235, 0.251, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB23.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID3C4042
  • DECIMAL ID3948610
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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