What color is #3C0A00?

#3C0A00 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 #3C0A00?

The RGB value is 60, 10, 0: 60 red, 10 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C0A00?

The complementary color is #00323C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C0A00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C0A00 color

#3C0A00 rgb(60, 10, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #3C0A00 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 3.9% green and 0% blue (60, 10, 0).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 100% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 83% magenta, 100% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is English Breakfast (#441111), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17:1).

#3C0A00 color codes

HEX	`#3C0A00`
RGB	`rgb(60, 10, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 3.9%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 100%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 100%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 83%, 100%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.39, 23.63, 16.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.39, 28.62, 34.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.972, 1.178, 0.124)`
Decimal	`3934720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C0A00, 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 #3C0A00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C0A00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #3C0A00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c0a00; }
.text { color: #3c0a00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c0a00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 10 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c0a00, #3c2800); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #3C0A00?: #3C0A00 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 #3C0A00?: The RGB value is 60, 10, 0: 60 red, 10 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C0A00?: The complementary color is #00323C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C0A00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.