Information about #3C2926 color

#3C2926 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#3C2926 falls into the Red Color Family — Low Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(60, 41, 38) — 23.5% red, 16.1% green, 14.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 9 / 76. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #3C2926 reads as a gently muted red and stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Hot Chocolate (#3D2622). Slightly further away sit Sambuca (#3B2E25) and Toorak (#392523).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(60, 41, 38)), which gives #3C2926 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #3C2926: 13.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:76), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #3C2926 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#3C2926 color variations

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#3C2926 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 #3C2926

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

Sambuca color link
Sambuca

#3B2E25

Toorak color link
Toorak

#392523

Treehouse color link
Treehouse

#3B2820

Havana color link
Havana

#3B2B2C

Bark color link
Bark

#3E2F28

Coffee Bean color link
Coffee Bean

#362D26

Dark Crimson color link
Dark Crimson

#402327

Cola color link
Cola

#3C3024

Bistre color link
Bistre

#3D2B1F

#3C2926 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3C2926
  • RGB60, 41, 38
  • CMYK0, 7, 9, 76
  • CSSrgb(60, 41, 38)
  • HSL8°, 22%, 19%
  • HSL Precise8.182°, 22.449%, 19.216%
  • HSV8°, 37%, 24%
  • HSB8°, 37%, 24%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.235
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.161
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.149
  • GLSLvec3(0.235, 0.161, 0.149)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.235, 0.161, 0.149, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.235, 0.161, 0.149)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB23.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB16.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB14.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID3C2926
  • DECIMAL ID3942694
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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