What color is #3C1F1C?

#3C1F1C is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C1F1C?

The RGB value is 60, 31, 28: 60 red, 31 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C1F1C?

The complementary color is #1C393C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C1F1C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C1F1C color

#3C1F1C rgb(60, 31, 28)

Shades of brown

The hex color #3C1F1C is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 12.2% green and 11% blue (60, 31, 28).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 36% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 53% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.95:1).

#3C1F1C color codes

HEX	`#3C1F1C`
RGB	`rgb(60, 31, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 12.2%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 36%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 53%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 53%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.62, 13.66, 8.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.62, 15.92, 30.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.563, 2.025, 1.354)`
Decimal	`3940124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C1F1C, 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 #3C1F1C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C1F1C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #3C1F1C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c1f1c; }
.text { color: #3c1f1c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c1f1c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 31 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c1f1c, #3c2f1c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3C1F1C?: #3C1F1C is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C1F1C?: The RGB value is 60, 31, 28: 60 red, 31 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C1F1C?: The complementary color is #1C393C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C1F1C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.