What color is #3C1111?

#3C1111 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C1111?

The RGB value is 60, 17, 17: 60 red, 17 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C1111?

The complementary color is #113C3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C1111?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C1111 color

#3C1111 rgb(60, 17, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #3C1111 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 6.7% green and 6.7% blue (60, 17, 17).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 56% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 72% magenta, 72% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is English Breakfast (#441111), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.4:1).

#3C1111 color codes

HEX	`#3C1111`
RGB	`rgb(60, 17, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 6.7%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 56%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 72%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 72%, 72%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.97, 21.17, 10.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.97, 23.77, 27.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.165, 1.402, 0.687)`
Decimal	`3936529`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C1111, 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 #3C1111	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C1111 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #3C1111 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c1111; }
.text { color: #3c1111; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c1111; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 17 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c1111, #3c2711); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #3C1111?: #3C1111 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C1111?: The RGB value is 60, 17, 17: 60 red, 17 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C1111?: The complementary color is #113C3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C1111?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.