What color is #3C392D?

#3C392D 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 #3C392D?

The RGB value is 60, 57, 45: 60 red, 57 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C392D?

The complementary color is #2D303C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C392D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C392D color

#3C392D rgb(60, 57, 45)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C392D is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 22.4% green and 17.6% blue (60, 57, 45).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 14% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 25% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.57:1).

#3C392D color codes

HEX	`#3C392D`
RGB	`rgb(60, 57, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 22.4%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 14%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 25%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 25%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.92, -1.11, 7.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.92, 8.04, 97.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.8, 4.076, 3.069)`
Decimal	`3946797`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C392D, 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 #3C392D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C392D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	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 #3C392D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c392d; }
.text { color: #3c392d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c392d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 57 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c392d, #373c2d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3C392D?: #3C392D 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 #3C392D?: The RGB value is 60, 57, 45: 60 red, 57 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C392D?: The complementary color is #2D303C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C392D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.