What color is #3C2E2D?

#3C2E2D is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Smoked Black Coffee. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C2E2D?

The RGB value is 60, 46, 45: 60 red, 46 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C2E2D?

The complementary color is #2D3B3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C2E2D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C2E2D color

#3C2E2D rgb(60, 46, 45)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C2E2D is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 18% green and 17.6% blue (60, 46, 45).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 14% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 25% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Smoked Black Coffee (#3B2F2F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.96:1).

#3C2E2D color codes

HEX	`#3C2E2D`
RGB	`rgb(60, 46, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 18%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 14%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 25%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 25%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.46, 6.21, 3.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.46, 6.93, 26.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.314, 3.104, 2.907)`
Decimal	`3943981`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C2E2D, 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 #3C2E2D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C2E2D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #3C2E2D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c2e2d; }
.text { color: #3c2e2d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c2e2d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 46 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c2e2d, #3c352d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #3C2E2D?: #3C2E2D is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Smoked Black Coffee. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C2E2D?: The RGB value is 60, 46, 45: 60 red, 46 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C2E2D?: The complementary color is #2D3B3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C2E2D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.