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#3C4F4E Night Watch

#3C4F4E is a dark gray named Night Watch. In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 31.0% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(60, 79, 78)). Its HSL value is 177° hue, 14% saturation and 27% lightness, and in CMYK it is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 69% black. #3C4F4E is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.68:1.

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Variations of #3C4F4E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#3C4F4E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#3C4F4E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #3C4F4E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #494A4E
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4D4D4E
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #494D4E
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #494A4E
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #464C4E
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #36504F
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #3A4F4E
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #4B4B4B
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #484C4C

#3C4F4E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.68:1 Very good#3C4F4E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.42:1 Very poor#3C4F4E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#3C4F4E in CSS

/* Night Watch */
.color { color: #3C4F4E; }
.background { background-color: #3C4F4E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #3C4F4E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(60 79 78);
color: hsl(177 14% 27%);
color: oklch(0.411 0.024 192.3);

#3C4F4E FAQ

What color is #3C4F4E?

#3C4F4E is a dark gray. Its closest named color is Night Watch. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #3C4F4E?

#3C4F4E is rgb(60, 79, 78) in RGB, hsl(177, 14%, 27%) in HSL and cmyk(24%, 0%, 1%, 69%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #3C4F4E?

The complementary color of #3C4F4E is #4F3C3D, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #3C4F4E?

White text has the best contrast on #3C4F4E: 8.68:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #3C4F4E a warm or cool color?

#3C4F4E is a neutral color.