What color is #3C161F?

#3C161F is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C161F?

The RGB value is 60, 22, 31: 60 red, 22 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C161F?

The complementary color is #163C33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C161F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C161F color

#3C161F rgb(60, 22, 31)

Shades of red

The hex color #3C161F is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 8.6% green and 12.2% blue (60, 22, 31).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 46% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 48% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Bruised Plum (#3B1921), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.83:1).

#3C161F color codes

HEX	`#3C161F`
RGB	`rgb(60, 22, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 8.6%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 46%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 63%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 48%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.43, 19.77, 2.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.43, 20, 8.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.398, 1.634, 1.485)`
Decimal	`3937823`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C161F, 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 #3C161F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C161F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #3C161F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c161f; }
.text { color: #3c161f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c161f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 22 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c161f, #3c2016); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #3C161F?: #3C161F is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C161F?: The RGB value is 60, 22, 31: 60 red, 22 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C161F?: The complementary color is #163C33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C161F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.