What color is #3C2D23?

#3C2D23 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C2D23?

The RGB value is 60, 45, 35: 60 red, 45 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C2D23?

The complementary color is #23323C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C2D23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C2D23 color

#3C2D23 rgb(60, 45, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #3C2D23 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 17.6% green and 13.7% blue (60, 45, 35).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 26% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 42% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Cola (#3C2F23), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.19:1).

#3C2D23 color codes

HEX	`#3C2D23`
RGB	`rgb(60, 45, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 17.6%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 26%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 42%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 42%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.88, 5.19, 9.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.88, 10.49, 60.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.105, 2.959, 1.997)`
Decimal	`3943715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C2D23, 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 #3C2D23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C2D23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.19:1	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 #3C2D23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c2d23; }
.text { color: #3c2d23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c2d23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 45 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c2d23, #3c3923); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #3C2D23?: #3C2D23 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C2D23?: The RGB value is 60, 45, 35: 60 red, 45 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C2D23?: The complementary color is #23323C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C2D23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.