Information about Fuscous Grey color
Basic facts about this digital color
A quiet, subdued grey, #3C3B3C leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Rockstar (#3D3A3C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Iridium (#3D3C3A) and Baltic Sea (#3C3D3E).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(60, 59, 60)), which gives #3C3B3C its character. If you plan to put text on a #3C3B3C background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 11.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.9:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:76) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. The name "Fuscous Grey" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.
Fuscous Grey color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Fuscous Grey color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Fuscous Grey color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Fuscous Grey color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Fuscous Grey color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Fuscous Grey 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Fuscous Grey color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Fuscous Grey
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#3D3A3C
#3D3C3A
#3C3D3E
#3E393A
#3A3C39
#3B3C38
#3F3939
#373A3C
#3A403B
#3B3C36
#373B38
#383838
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#3C3B3C
- RGB60, 59, 60
- CMYK0, 0, 0, 76
- CSSrgb(60, 59, 60)
- HSL300°, 1%, 23%
- HSL Precise300°, 0.84%, 23.333%
- HSV300°, 2%, 24%
- HSB300°, 2%, 24%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.235
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.231
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.235
- GLSLvec3(0.235, 0.231, 0.235)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.235, 0.231, 0.235, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.235, 0.231, 0.235)
- Percentage of Red in RGB23.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB23.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB23.5%
- Color FamilyMagenta
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID3C3B3C
- DECIMAL ID3947324
- Name Length12
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