What color is #3C232A?

#3C232A 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 #3C232A?

The RGB value is 60, 35, 42: 60 red, 35 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C232A?

The complementary color is #233C35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C232A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C232A color

#3C232A rgb(60, 35, 42)

Shades of red

The hex color #3C232A is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 13.7% green and 16.5% blue (60, 35, 42).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 26% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 30% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.32:1).

#3C232A color codes

HEX	`#3C232A`
RGB	`rgb(60, 35, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 13.7%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 26%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 42%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 30%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.13, 13.11, 0.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.13, 13.12, 1.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.882, 2.33, 2.488)`
Decimal	`3941162`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C232A, 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 #3C232A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C232A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #3C232A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c232a; }
.text { color: #3c232a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c232a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 35 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c232a, #3c2923); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #3C232A?: #3C232A 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 #3C232A?: The RGB value is 60, 35, 42: 60 red, 35 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C232A?: The complementary color is #233C35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C232A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.