What color is #3C2D28?

#3C2D28 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C2D28?

The RGB value is 60, 45, 40: 60 red, 45 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C2D28?

The complementary color is #28373C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C2D28?

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.

#3C2D28 color

#3C2D28 rgb(60, 45, 40)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C2D28 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 17.6% green and 15.7% blue (60, 45, 40).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 20% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 33% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Mole (#392D2B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#3C2D28 color codes

HEX	`#3C2D28`
RGB	`rgb(60, 45, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 17.6%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 20%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 33%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 33%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.01, 5.99, 5.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.01, 8.39, 44.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.185, 2.991, 2.417)`
Decimal	`3943720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C2D28, 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 #3C2D28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C2D28 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 #3C2D28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c2d28; }
.text { color: #3c2d28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c2d28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 45 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c2d28, #3c3728); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #3C2D28?: #3C2D28 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C2D28?: The RGB value is 60, 45, 40: 60 red, 45 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C2D28?: The complementary color is #28373C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C2D28?: 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.