What color is #3C382A?

#3C382A is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C382A?

The RGB value is 60, 56, 42: 60 red, 56 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C382A?

The complementary color is #2A2E3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C382A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C382A color

#3C382A rgb(60, 56, 42)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C382A is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 22% green and 16.5% blue (60, 56, 42).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 18% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 30% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.72:1).

#3C382A color codes

HEX	`#3C382A`
RGB	`rgb(60, 56, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 22%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 18%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 30%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 30%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.53, -0.98, 9.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.53, 9.46, 95.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.696, 3.956, 2.759)`
Decimal	`3946538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C382A, 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 #3C382A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C382A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #3C382A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c382a; }
.text { color: #3c382a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c382a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 56 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c382a, #373c2a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #3C382A?: #3C382A is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C382A?: The RGB value is 60, 56, 42: 60 red, 56 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C382A?: The complementary color is #2A2E3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C382A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.