#3C5154 Hex Color
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This dusty, inky cyan feels serious and grounded. With its muted saturation, #3c5154 works well as a calm, moody background for modern tech interfaces. While it offers high contrast against white text, it can feel too bleak if used as a primary color across large areas. Designers often look into mixing gray to achieve this specific desaturated, shadowy quality in their palettes.
Questions about #3c5154
What is #3c5154 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #3c5154 is rgb(60, 81, 84), in HSL hsl(188, 17%, 28%) and in CMYK 29%, 4%, 0%, 67%. Browse more shades of gray with names and hex codes.
What colors pair well with #3c5154?
#3c5154 works beautifully alongside crisp off-white or cream to lift its heavy mood, while accents of soft terracotta or deep gold can add necessary warmth. Using a brighter cyan helps create a balanced, modern palette.
Does #3c5154 read as a warm or cool color?
#3c5154 sits firmly in the cool spectrum due to its cyan base, though its heavy desaturation makes it feel more neutral and shadowy than a vibrant blue. It reads as a sophisticated slate variant, lacking the aggressive chill of primary blues.
Is #3c5154 readable on white or black?
#3c5154 has a 8.40:1 contrast ratio on white and 2.49:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works for body text and on black it is too faint for text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.