What color is #3C341A?

#3C341A is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C341A?

The RGB value is 60, 52, 26: 60 red, 52 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C341A?

The complementary color is #1A223C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C341A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C341A color

#3C341A rgb(60, 52, 26)

Shades of brown

The hex color #3C341A is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 20.4% green and 10.2% blue (60, 52, 26).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 40% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 57% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.37:1).

#3C341A color codes

HEX	`#3C341A`
RGB	`rgb(60, 52, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 20.4%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 40%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 57%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 57%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.91, -0.67, 17.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.91, 17.67, 92.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.278, 3.491, 1.478)`
Decimal	`3945498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C341A, 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 #3C341A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C341A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.37:1	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 #3C341A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c341a; }
.text { color: #3c341a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c341a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 52 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c341a, #333c1a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #3C341A?: #3C341A is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C341A?: The RGB value is 60, 52, 26: 60 red, 52 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C341A?: The complementary color is #1A223C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C341A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.