What color is #3C212A?

#3C212A 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 #3C212A?

The RGB value is 60, 33, 42: 60 red, 33 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C212A?

The complementary color is #213C33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C212A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C212A color

#3C212A rgb(60, 33, 42)

Shades of red

The hex color #3C212A is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 12.9% green and 16.5% blue (60, 33, 42).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 29% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 30% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.55:1).

#3C212A color codes

HEX	`#3C212A`
RGB	`rgb(60, 33, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 12.9%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 29%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 45%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 30%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.58, 14.45, -0.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.58, 14.46, 358.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.825, 2.216, 2.469)`
Decimal	`3940650`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C212A, 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 #3C212A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C212A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #3C212A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c212a; }
.text { color: #3c212a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c212a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 33 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c212a, #3c2621); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #3C212A?: #3C212A 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 #3C212A?: The RGB value is 60, 33, 42: 60 red, 33 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C212A?: The complementary color is #213C33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C212A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.