What color is #3C170E?

#3C170E is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Old Study. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C170E?

The RGB value is 60, 23, 14: 60 red, 23 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C170E?

The complementary color is #0E333C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C170E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C170E color

#3C170E rgb(60, 23, 14)

Shades of brown

The hex color #3C170E is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 9% green and 5.5% blue (60, 23, 14).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 62% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 77% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Old Study (#431705), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.9:1).

#3C170E color codes

HEX	`#3C170E`
RGB	`rgb(60, 23, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 9%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 62%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 77%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 77%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.26, 17.42, 14.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.26, 22.46, 39.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.249, 1.605, 0.607)`
Decimal	`3938062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C170E, 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 #3C170E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C170E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	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 #3C170E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c170e; }
.text { color: #3c170e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c170e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 23 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c170e, #3c2e0e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #3C170E?: #3C170E is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Old Study. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C170E?: The RGB value is 60, 23, 14: 60 red, 23 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C170E?: The complementary color is #0E333C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C170E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.