What color is #3C1E29?

#3C1E29 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C1E29?

The RGB value is 60, 30, 41: 60 red, 30 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C1E29?

The complementary color is #1E3C31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C1E29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C1E29 color

#3C1E29 rgb(60, 30, 41)

Shades of red

The hex color #3C1E29 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 11.8% green and 16.1% blue (60, 30, 41).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 33% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 32% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.9:1).

#3C1E29 color codes

HEX	`#3C1E29`
RGB	`rgb(60, 30, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 11.8%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 33%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 50%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 32%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.74, 16.26, -0.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.74, 16.28, 356.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.728, 2.05, 2.349)`
Decimal	`3939881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C1E29, 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 #3C1E29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C1E29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #3C1E29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c1e29; }
.text { color: #3c1e29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c1e29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 30 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c1e29, #3c221e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3C1E29?: #3C1E29 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C1E29?: The RGB value is 60, 30, 41: 60 red, 30 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C1E29?: The complementary color is #1E3C31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C1E29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.