What color is #3C242A?

#3C242A is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C242A?

The RGB value is 60, 36, 42: 60 red, 36 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C242A?

The complementary color is #243C36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C242A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C242A color

#3C242A rgb(60, 36, 42)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C242A is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 14.1% green and 16.5% blue (60, 36, 42).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 25% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 30% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Aubergine (#372528), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.21:1).

#3C242A color codes

HEX	`#3C242A`
RGB	`rgb(60, 36, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 14.1%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 25%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 40%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 30%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.41, 12.44, 0.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.41, 12.47, 3.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.912, 2.39, 2.498)`
Decimal	`3941418`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C242A, 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 #3C242A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C242A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #3C242A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c242a; }
.text { color: #3c242a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c242a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 36 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c242a, #3c2a24); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #3C242A?: #3C242A is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C242A?: The RGB value is 60, 36, 42: 60 red, 36 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C242A?: The complementary color is #243C36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C242A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.