Information about #3C2F32 color

#3C2F32 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #3C2F32 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Low Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(60, 47, 50) — 23.5% red, 18.4% green, 19.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 4 / 76. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained earthy red, #3C2F32 leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Oil (#3B3131). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Black Coffee (#3B2F2F) and Caffeine (#3C3135).

The recipe behind #3C2F32 is rgb(60, 47, 50), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #3C2F32 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 12.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.6:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:76), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#3C2F32 color variations

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#3C2F32 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #3C2F32

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Oil color link
Oil

#3B3131

Black Coffee color link
Black Coffee

#3B2F2F

Caffeine color link
Caffeine

#3C3135

Blackadder color link
Blackadder

#382D32

Platypus color link
Platypus

#3D3334

Marbaroda color link
Marbaroda

#3D312D

Kilamanjaro color link
Kilamanjaro

#3A3532

Gondola color link
Gondola

#373332

Barbecue color link
Barbecue

#363030

Zeppelin color link
Zeppelin

#382A34

#3C2F32 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3C2F32
  • RGB60, 47, 50
  • CMYK0, 5, 4, 76
  • CSSrgb(60, 47, 50)
  • HSL346°, 12%, 21%
  • HSL Precise346.154°, 12.15%, 20.98%
  • HSV346°, 22%, 24%
  • HSB346°, 22%, 24%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.235
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.184
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.196
  • GLSLvec3(0.235, 0.184, 0.196)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.235, 0.184, 0.196, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.235, 0.184, 0.196)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB23.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB18.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB19.6%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID3C2F32
  • DECIMAL ID3944242
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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