What color is #3C332F?

#3C332F 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 #3C332F?

The RGB value is 60, 51, 47: 60 red, 51 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C332F?

The complementary color is #2F383C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C332F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C332F color

#3C332F rgb(60, 51, 47)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C332F is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 20% green and 18.4% blue (60, 51, 47).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 12% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 22% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Six Feet Under (#3D322E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.3:1).

#3C332F color codes

HEX	`#3C332F`
RGB	`rgb(60, 51, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 20%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 12%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 22%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 22%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.07, 3.22, 4.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.07, 5.15, 51.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.56, 3.534, 3.183)`
Decimal	`3945263`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C332F, 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 #3C332F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C332F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #3C332F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c332f; }
.text { color: #3c332f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c332f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 51 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c332f, #3c3a2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #3C332F?: #3C332F 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 #3C332F?: The RGB value is 60, 51, 47: 60 red, 51 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C332F?: The complementary color is #2F383C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C332F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.