What color is #3C342D?

#3C342D is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Kilimanjaro. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C342D?

The RGB value is 60, 52, 45: 60 red, 52 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C342D?

The complementary color is #2D353C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C342D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C342D color

#3C342D rgb(60, 52, 45)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C342D is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 20.4% green and 17.6% blue (60, 52, 45).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 14% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 25% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Kilimanjaro (#3A3532), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.2:1).

#3C342D color codes

HEX	`#3C342D`
RGB	`rgb(60, 52, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 20.4%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 14%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 25%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 25%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.32, 2.18, 5.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.32, 6.14, 69.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.565, 3.606, 2.99)`
Decimal	`3945517`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C342D, 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 #3C342D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C342D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	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 #3C342D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c342d; }
.text { color: #3c342d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c342d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 52 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c342d, #3c3b2d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #3C342D?: #3C342D is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Kilimanjaro. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C342D?: The RGB value is 60, 52, 45: 60 red, 52 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C342D?: The complementary color is #2D353C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C342D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.