What color is #3C292D?

#3C292D 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 #3C292D?

The RGB value is 60, 41, 45: 60 red, 41 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C292D?

The complementary color is #293C38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C292D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C292D color

#3C292D rgb(60, 41, 45)

Shades of black

The hex color #3C292D is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 16.1% green and 17.6% blue (60, 41, 45).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 19% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 25% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Aubergine (#372528), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.57:1).

#3C292D color codes

HEX	`#3C292D`
RGB	`rgb(60, 41, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 16.1%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 19%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 32%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 25%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.95, 9.6, 0.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.95, 9.64, 5.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.13, 2.736, 2.845)`
Decimal	`3942701`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C292D, 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 #3C292D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C292D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #3C292D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c292d; }
.text { color: #3c292d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c292d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 41 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c292d, #3c2f29); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #3C292D?: #3C292D 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 #3C292D?: The RGB value is 60, 41, 45: 60 red, 41 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C292D?: The complementary color is #293C38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C292D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.