What color is #3C0300?

#3C0300 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C0300?

The RGB value is 60, 3, 0: 60 red, 3 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C0300?

The complementary color is #00393C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C0300?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C0300 color

#3C0300 rgb(60, 3, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #3C0300 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 1.2% green and 0% blue (60, 3, 0).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 100% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 95% magenta, 100% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is English Breakfast (#441111), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.43:1).

#3C0300 color codes

HEX	`#3C0300`
RGB	`rgb(60, 3, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 1.2%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 100%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 100%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 95%, 100%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.21, 26.96, 14.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.21, 30.6, 28.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.896, 1.026, 0.098)`
Decimal	`3932928`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C0300, 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 #3C0300	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C0300 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #3C0300 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c0300; }
.text { color: #3c0300; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c0300; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 3 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c0300, #3c2100); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3C0300?: #3C0300 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C0300?: The RGB value is 60, 3, 0: 60 red, 3 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C0300?: The complementary color is #00393C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C0300?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.