What color is #3C1723?

#3C1723 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black-Hearted. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C1723?

The RGB value is 60, 23, 35: 60 red, 23 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C1723?

The complementary color is #173C30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C1723?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C1723 color

#3C1723 rgb(60, 23, 35)

Shades of red

The hex color #3C1723 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 9% green and 13.7% blue (60, 23, 35).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 45% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 42% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Black-Hearted (#3E1825), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.68:1).

#3C1723 color codes

HEX	`#3C1723`
RGB	`rgb(60, 23, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 9%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 45%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 62%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 42%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.8, 19.73, 0.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.8, 19.74, 1.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.473, 1.695, 1.787)`
Decimal	`3938083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C1723, 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 #3C1723	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C1723 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	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 #3C1723 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c1723; }
.text { color: #3c1723; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c1723; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 23 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c1723, #3c1d17); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3C1723?: #3C1723 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black-Hearted. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C1723?: The RGB value is 60, 23, 35: 60 red, 23 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C1723?: The complementary color is #173C30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C1723?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.