What color is #3C2B37?

#3C2B37 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C2B37?

The RGB value is 60, 43, 55: 60 red, 43 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C2B37?

The complementary color is #2B3C30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C2B37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C2B37 color

#3C2B37 rgb(60, 43, 55)

Shades of black

The hex color #3C2B37 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 16.9% green and 21.6% blue (60, 43, 55).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 17% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 8% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.18:1).

#3C2B37 color codes

HEX	`#3C2B37`
RGB	`rgb(60, 43, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 16.9%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 17%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 28%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 8%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.9, 10.28, -4.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.9, 11.27, 335.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.417, 2.964, 4.006)`
Decimal	`3943223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C2B37, 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 #3C2B37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C2B37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #3C2B37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c2b37; }
.text { color: #3c2b37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c2b37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 43 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c2b37, #3c2b2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3C2B37?: #3C2B37 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C2B37?: The RGB value is 60, 43, 55: 60 red, 43 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C2B37?: The complementary color is #2B3C30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C2B37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.