What color is #3C2C32?

#3C2C32 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Smoky Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C2C32?

The RGB value is 60, 44, 50: 60 red, 44 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C2C32?

The complementary color is #2C3C36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C2C32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C2C32 color

#3C2C32 rgb(60, 44, 50)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C2C32 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 17.3% green and 19.6% blue (60, 44, 50).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 15% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 17% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Smoky Charcoal (#34282C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.14:1).

#3C2C32 color codes

HEX	`#3C2C32`
RGB	`rgb(60, 44, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 17.3%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 15%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 27%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 17%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.01, 8.54, -1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.01, 8.6, 353.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.34, 2.992, 3.419)`
Decimal	`3943474`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C2C32, 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 #3C2C32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C2C32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #3C2C32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c2c32; }
.text { color: #3c2c32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c2c32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 44 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c2c32, #3c2e2c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #3C2C32?: #3C2C32 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Smoky Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C2C32?: The RGB value is 60, 44, 50: 60 red, 44 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C2C32?: The complementary color is #2C3C36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C2C32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.