What color is #3C312C?

#3C312C is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Six Feet Under. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C312C?

The RGB value is 60, 49, 44: 60 red, 49 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C312C?

The complementary color is #2C373C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C312C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C312C color

#3C312C rgb(60, 49, 44)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C312C is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 19.2% green and 17.3% blue (60, 49, 44).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 15% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 27% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Six Feet Under (#3D322E), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.59:1).

#3C312C color codes

HEX	`#3C312C`
RGB	`rgb(60, 49, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 19.2%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 15%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 27%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 27%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.35, 4, 5.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.35, 6.44, 51.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.416, 3.339, 2.847)`
Decimal	`3944748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C312C, 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 #3C312C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C312C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	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 #3C312C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c312c; }
.text { color: #3c312c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c312c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 49 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c312c, #3c392c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #3C312C?: #3C312C is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Six Feet Under. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C312C?: The RGB value is 60, 49, 44: 60 red, 49 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C312C?: The complementary color is #2C373C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C312C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.