What color is #3C2F23?

#3C2F23 is a very dark, desaturated orange known as Cola. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cola?

The RGB value is 60, 47, 35: 60 red, 47 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cola?

The complementary color is #23303C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C2F23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cola color: hex code #3C2F23

#3C2F23 rgb(60, 47, 35)

Shades of gray

Cola has the hex code #3C2F23. It is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 18.4% green and 13.7% blue (60, 47, 35).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 26% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 42% yellow and 76% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.94:1).

Cola (#3C2F23) color codes

HEX	`#3C2F23`
RGB	`rgb(60, 47, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 18.4%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 26%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 42%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 42%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.5, 3.85, 9.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.5, 10.67, 68.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.183, 3.115, 2.023)`
Decimal	`3944227`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cola, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #3C2F23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C2F23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #3C2F23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c2f23; }
.text { color: #3c2f23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c2f23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 47 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c2f23, #3c3c23); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #3C2F23 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #3C2F23?: #3C2F23 is a very dark, desaturated orange known as Cola. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cola?: The RGB value is 60, 47, 35: 60 red, 47 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cola?: The complementary color is #23303C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C2F23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.