What color is #3C3430?

#3C3430 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 #3C3430?

The RGB value is 60, 52, 48: 60 red, 52 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C3430?

The complementary color is #30383C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C3430?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C3430 color

#3C3430 rgb(60, 52, 48)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C3430 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 20.4% green and 18.8% blue (60, 52, 48).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 11% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 20% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Kilimanjaro (#3A3532), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.17:1).

#3C3430 color codes

HEX	`#3C3430`
RGB	`rgb(60, 52, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 20.4%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 11%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 20%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 20%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.41, 2.75, 3.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.41, 4.71, 54.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.625, 3.63, 3.305)`
Decimal	`3945520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C3430, 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 #3C3430	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C3430 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #3C3430 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c3430; }
.text { color: #3c3430; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c3430; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 52 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c3430, #3c3a30); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #3C3430?: #3C3430 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 #3C3430?: The RGB value is 60, 52, 48: 60 red, 52 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C3430?: The complementary color is #30383C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C3430?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.