What color is #3C0A13?

#3C0A13 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color 3AM Breakup. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C0A13?

The RGB value is 60, 10, 19: 60 red, 10 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C0A13?

The complementary color is #0A3C33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C0A13?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C0A13 color

#3C0A13 rgb(60, 10, 19)

Shades of black

The hex color #3C0A13 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 3.9% green and 7.5% blue (60, 10, 19).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 71% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 83% magenta, 68% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is 3AM Breakup (#330404), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.87:1).

#3C0A13 color codes

HEX	`#3C0A13`
RGB	`rgb(60, 10, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 3.9%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 71%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 83%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 83%, 68%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.74, 24.81, 7.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.74, 26.04, 17.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.09, 1.225, 0.742)`
Decimal	`3934739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C0A13, 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 #3C0A13	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C0A13 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.87:1	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 #3C0A13 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c0a13; }
.text { color: #3c0a13; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c0a13; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 10 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c0a13, #3c1a0a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #3C0A13?: #3C0A13 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color 3AM Breakup. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C0A13?: The RGB value is 60, 10, 19: 60 red, 10 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C0A13?: The complementary color is #0A3C33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C0A13?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.