What color is #3C3626?

#3C3626 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C3626?

The RGB value is 60, 54, 38: 60 red, 54 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C3626?

The complementary color is #262C3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C3626?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C3626 color

#3C3626 rgb(60, 54, 38)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C3626 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 21.2% green and 14.9% blue (60, 54, 38).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 22% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 37% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.02:1).

#3C3626 color codes

HEX	`#3C3626`
RGB	`rgb(60, 54, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 21.2%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 22%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 37%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 37%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.79, -0.33, 11.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.79, 11.05, 91.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.533, 3.739, 2.369)`
Decimal	`3946022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C3626, 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 #3C3626	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C3626 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	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 #3C3626 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c3626; }
.text { color: #3c3626; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c3626; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 54 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c3626, #373c26); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3C3626?: #3C3626 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C3626?: The RGB value is 60, 54, 38: 60 red, 54 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C3626?: The complementary color is #262C3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C3626?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.