What color is #3C2722?

#3C2722 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C2722?

The RGB value is 60, 39, 34: 60 red, 39 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C2722?

The complementary color is #22373C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C2722?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C2722 color

#3C2722 rgb(60, 39, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #3C2722 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 15.3% green and 13.3% blue (60, 39, 34).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 28% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 43% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.95:1).

#3C2722 color codes

HEX	`#3C2722`
RGB	`rgb(60, 39, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 15.3%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 28%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 43%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 43%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.04, 9.11, 7.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.04, 11.66, 38.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.878, 2.527, 1.849)`
Decimal	`3942178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C2722, 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 #3C2722	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C2722 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #3C2722 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c2722; }
.text { color: #3c2722; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c2722; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 39 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c2722, #3c3422); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3C2722?: #3C2722 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C2722?: The RGB value is 60, 39, 34: 60 red, 39 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C2722?: The complementary color is #22373C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C2722?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.