What color is #3C1D20?

#3C1D20 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 #3C1D20?

The RGB value is 60, 29, 32: 60 red, 29 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C1D20?

The complementary color is #1D3C39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C1D20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C1D20 color

#3C1D20 rgb(60, 29, 32)

Shades of red

The hex color #3C1D20 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 11.4% green and 12.5% blue (60, 29, 32).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 35% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 47% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Bruised Plum (#3B1921), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.12:1).

#3C1D20 color codes

HEX	`#3C1D20`
RGB	`rgb(60, 29, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 11.4%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 35%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 52%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 47%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.19, 15.51, 4.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.19, 16.21, 16.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.564, 1.944, 1.606)`
Decimal	`3939616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C1D20, 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 #3C1D20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C1D20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #3C1D20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c1d20; }
.text { color: #3c1d20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c1d20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 29 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c1d20, #3c291d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #3C1D20?: #3C1D20 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 #3C1D20?: The RGB value is 60, 29, 32: 60 red, 29 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C1D20?: The complementary color is #1D3C39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C1D20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.