What color is #3C3931?

#3C3931 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C3931?

The RGB value is 60, 57, 49: 60 red, 57 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C3931?

The complementary color is #31343C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C3931?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C3931 color

#3C3931 rgb(60, 57, 49)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C3931 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 22.4% green and 19.2% blue (60, 57, 49).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 10% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 18% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Black Olive (#3B3C36), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.53:1).

#3C3931 color codes

HEX	`#3C3931`
RGB	`rgb(60, 57, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 22.4%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 10%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 18%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 18%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.03, -0.36, 5.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.03, 5.47, 93.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.881, 4.109, 3.494)`
Decimal	`3946801`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C3931, 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 #3C3931	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C3931 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.53:1	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 #3C3931 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c3931; }
.text { color: #3c3931; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c3931; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 57 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c3931, #3a3c31); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3C3931?: #3C3931 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C3931?: The RGB value is 60, 57, 49: 60 red, 57 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C3931?: The complementary color is #31343C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C3931?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.