What color is #3C3B2B?

#3C3B2B is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C3B2B?

The RGB value is 60, 59, 43: 60 red, 59 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C3B2B?

The complementary color is #2B2C3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C3B2B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C3B2B color

#3C3B2B rgb(60, 59, 43)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3C3B2B is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 23.1% green and 16.9% blue (60, 59, 43).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 17% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 28% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Black Olive (#3B3C36), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.34:1).

#3C3B2B color codes

HEX	`#3C3B2B`
RGB	`rgb(60, 59, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 23.1%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 17%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 28%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 28%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.52, -2.75, 10.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.52, 10.48, 105.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.863, 4.263, 2.904)`
Decimal	`3947307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C3B2B, 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 #3C3B2B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C3B2B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	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 #3C3B2B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c3b2b; }
.text { color: #3c3b2b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c3b2b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 59 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c3b2b, #353c2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3C3B2B?: #3C3B2B is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C3B2B?: The RGB value is 60, 59, 43: 60 red, 59 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C3B2B?: The complementary color is #2B2C3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C3B2B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.