What color is #3C272F?

#3C272F is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C272F?

The RGB value is 60, 39, 47: 60 red, 39 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C272F?

The complementary color is #273C34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C272F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C272F color

#3C272F rgb(60, 39, 47)

Shades of black

The hex color #3C272F is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 15.3% green and 18.4% blue (60, 39, 47).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 21% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 22% 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 13.79:1).

#3C272F color codes

HEX	`#3C272F`
RGB	`rgb(60, 39, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 15.3%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 21%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 35%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 22%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.44, 11.34, -1.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.44, 11.41, 353.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.102, 2.617, 3.031)`
Decimal	`3942191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C272F, 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 #3C272F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C272F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #3C272F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c272f; }
.text { color: #3c272f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c272f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 39 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c272f, #3c2a27); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #3C272F?: #3C272F is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C272F?: The RGB value is 60, 39, 47: 60 red, 39 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C272F?: The complementary color is #273C34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C272F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.