#3c4142 Color Information

#3c4142 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #3c4142, and its official name is Cannon Barrel. In RGB, it consists of 23.5% Red, 25.5% Green, and 25.9% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 9.1% Cyan, 1.5% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 74.1% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 190.0°, with saturation of 4.8% and lightness of 24.7%. The decimal value for #3c4142 is 3948866, and its nearest "web safe" color is #333333. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #3c4142 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#3c4142 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorCannon Barrel Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color60, 65, 66 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color23.5%, 25.5%, 25.9% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.765, 0.745, 0.741 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.091, 0.015, 0, 0.741 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color190.0°, 4.8%, 24.7% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color190.0°, 9.1%, 25.9% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color4.737, 5.135, 5.896 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color60, 63, 66 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code3948866 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color27.115, -1.836, -1.328 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)27.115, 2.266, 215.884 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color27.115, -2.571, -1.281 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color22.660, -2.338, 0.435 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.300, 0.326, 5.135 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4282138946 / 0xff3c4142 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#333333 Copy
Last Updated: March 18, 2024

Shades of #3c4142

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #3c4142, its pure hue is 190.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 4.8%, and its lightness is 24.7%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #3c4142, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #080808 to #35393a.

Tints of #3c4142

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #3c4142, its pure hue is 190.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 4.8%, and its lightness is 24.7%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #3c4142, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #54595a to #e7e7e7.

Tones of #3c4142

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #3c4142, its pure hue is 190.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 4.8%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #3c4142, which range from #3f3f3f (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #00697e (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #3c4142

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #3c4142! For #3c4142, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #3c4142. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #3c4142

This color, #3c4142, consists of 23.5% Red, 25.5% Green, and 25.9% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 60, Green = 65, Blue = 66. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #3c4142 is 9.1% Cyan, 1.5% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 74.1% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R23.5%
C9.1%
G25.5%
M1.5%
B25.9%
Y0.0%
K74.1%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 60 65 66
Octal 74 101 102
Hexa #3c #41 #42
Binary 00111100 01000001 01000010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 9 1 0 74
Octal 11 1 0 112
Hexa #09 #01 #00 #4a
Binary 00001001 00000001 00000000 01001010

Analogous Colors of #3c4142

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #3c4142 — which has hue 190.0° — its analogous colors are located at 160.0° and 220.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #3c4142.

Triadic Colors of #3c4142

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #3c4142 — which has hue 190.0° — its triadic colors are located at 70.0° and 310.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #3c4142.

Complementary Color of #3c4142

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #3c4142 — which has hue 190.0° — its complementary color is located at 10.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #3c4142.

Split Complementary Colors of #3c4142

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #3c4142 — which has hue 190.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 40.0° and 340.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #3c4142.

Tetradic Colors of #3c4142

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #3c4142 — which has hue 190.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 100.0°, 190.0°, 280.0°, and 10.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #3c4142.

Monochromatic Colors of #3c4142

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #3c4142, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #1f2020 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #586365 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #3c4142

We want to make getting started with #3c4142 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #3c4142 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #3c4142 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #3c4142 with other HTML elements.

#3c4142 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #3c4142.
<span style="color: #3c4142;">The color of this text is #3c4142.</span>

#3c4142 Background Color

The background color for this text is #3c4142.
<div style="background-color: #3c4142; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #3c4142.</div>

#3c4142 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #3c4142.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #3c4142;">This color for the shadow of this text is #3c4142.</span>

#3c4142 Border Color

This is a div with border color #3c4142.
<div style="border: #3c4142 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #3c4142.</div>

#3c4142 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #3c4142 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #3c4142; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #3c4142 on a white background.</div></div>

#3c4142 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #3c4142 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #3c4142; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #3c4142 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #3c4142 to White

This is a gradient from #3c4142 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#3c4142,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#3c4142,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#3c4142,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#3c4142,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #3c4142 to white.</div>

Gradient from #3c4142 to Black

This is a gradient from #3c4142 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#3c4142,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#3c4142,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#3c4142,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#3c4142,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #3c4142 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #3c4142

In addition to using #3c4142 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #3c4142 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #3c4142, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 60, Green = 65, Blue = 66). If you need details about the color coordinates of #3c4142 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #3c4142
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(60, 65, 66)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #3c4142; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #3c4142; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #3c4142; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(60, 65, 66);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#3c4142")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:60, green:65, blue:66, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:60 green:65 blue:66 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(60f, 65f, 66f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(60, 65, 66);
 

#3c4142 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #3c4142 the same way. For those with color blindness, #3c4142 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #3c4142 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #3c4142 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #3c4142 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #3c4142 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #3c4142 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 10.4:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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