What color is #3C332B?

#3C332B is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C332B?

The RGB value is 60, 51, 43: 60 red, 51 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C332B?

The complementary color is #2B343C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C332B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C332B color

#3C332B rgb(60, 51, 43)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C332B is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 20% green and 16.9% blue (60, 51, 43).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 17% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 28% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.35:1).

#3C332B color codes

HEX	`#3C332B`
RGB	`rgb(60, 51, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 20%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 17%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 28%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 28%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.95, 2.48, 6.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.95, 7.02, 69.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.483, 3.503, 2.778)`
Decimal	`3945259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C332B, 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 #3C332B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C332B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	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 #3C332B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c332b; }
.text { color: #3c332b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c332b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 51 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c332b, #3c3c2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3C332B?: #3C332B is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C332B?: The RGB value is 60, 51, 43: 60 red, 51 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C332B?: The complementary color is #2B343C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C332B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.