What color is #3C2529?

#3C2529 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C2529?

The RGB value is 60, 37, 41: 60 red, 37 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C2529?

The complementary color is #253C38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C2529?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C2529 color

#3C2529 rgb(60, 37, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #3C2529 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 14.5% green and 16.1% blue (60, 37, 41).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 24% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 32% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Aubergine (#372528), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.11:1).

#3C2529 color codes

HEX	`#3C2529`
RGB	`rgb(60, 37, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 14.5%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 24%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 38%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 32%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.66, 11.59, 1.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.66, 11.74, 9.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.925, 2.444, 2.415)`
Decimal	`3941673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C2529, 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 #3C2529	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C2529 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #3C2529 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c2529; }
.text { color: #3c2529; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c2529; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 37 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c2529, #3c2d25); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #3C2529?: #3C2529 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C2529?: The RGB value is 60, 37, 41: 60 red, 37 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C2529?: The complementary color is #253C38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C2529?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.