What color is #3C2D16?

#3C2D16 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C2D16?

The RGB value is 60, 45, 22: 60 red, 45 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C2D16?

The complementary color is #16253C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C2D16?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C2D16 color

#3C2D16 rgb(60, 45, 22)

Shades of brown

The hex color #3C2D16 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 17.6% green and 8.6% blue (60, 45, 22).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 46% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 63% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.3:1).

#3C2D16 color codes

HEX	`#3C2D16`
RGB	`rgb(60, 45, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 17.6%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 46%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 63%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 63%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.62, 3.54, 17.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.62, 17.73, 78.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.947, 2.896, 1.163)`
Decimal	`3943702`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C2D16, 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 #3C2D16	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C2D16 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #3C2D16 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c2d16; }
.text { color: #3c2d16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c2d16; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 45 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c2d16, #383c16); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #3C2D16?: #3C2D16 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C2D16?: The RGB value is 60, 45, 22: 60 red, 45 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C2D16?: The complementary color is #16253C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C2D16?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.