What color is #3C1417?

#3C1417 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C1417?

The RGB value is 60, 20, 23: 60 red, 20 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C1417?

The complementary color is #143C39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C1417?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C1417 color

#3C1417 rgb(60, 20, 23)

Shades of red

The hex color #3C1417 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 7.8% green and 9% blue (60, 20, 23).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 50% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 62% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is English Breakfast (#441111), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.1:1).

#3C1417 color codes

HEX	`#3C1417`
RGB	`rgb(60, 20, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 7.8%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 50%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 67%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 62%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.75, 20.02, 7.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.75, 21.52, 21.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.268, 1.523, 0.985)`
Decimal	`3937303`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C1417, 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 #3C1417	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C1417 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #3C1417 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c1417; }
.text { color: #3c1417; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c1417; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 20 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c1417, #3c2514); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #3C1417?: #3C1417 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C1417?: The RGB value is 60, 20, 23: 60 red, 20 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C1417?: The complementary color is #143C39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C1417?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.