What color is #3C1924?

#3C1924 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 #3C1924?

The RGB value is 60, 25, 36: 60 red, 25 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C1924?

The complementary color is #193C31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C1924?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C1924 color

#3C1924 rgb(60, 25, 36)

Shades of red

The hex color #3C1924 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 9.8% green and 14.1% blue (60, 25, 36).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 41% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 40% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Black-Hearted (#3E1825), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.48:1).

#3C1924 color codes

HEX	`#3C1924`
RGB	`rgb(60, 25, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 9.8%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 41%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 58%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 40%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.31, 18.65, 0.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.31, 18.66, 1.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.53, 1.784, 1.88)`
Decimal	`3938596`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C1924, 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 #3C1924	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C1924 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	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 #3C1924 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c1924; }
.text { color: #3c1924; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c1924; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 25 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c1924, #3c2019); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3C1924?: #3C1924 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 #3C1924?: The RGB value is 60, 25, 36: 60 red, 25 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C1924?: The complementary color is #193C31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C1924?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.