Information about #3C3136 color

#3C3136 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#3C3136 falls into the Rose Color Family — Low Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(60, 49, 54) — 23.5% red, 19.2% green, 21.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 2 / 76. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #3C3136 reads as a softly toned pink-red rose and stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Caffeine (#3C3135). Slightly further away sit Platypus (#3D3334) and Half Barbecue (#3C3537).

The recipe behind #3C3136 is rgb(60, 49, 54), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 12.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.7:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:76), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #3C3136 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#3C3136 color variations

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#3C3136 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 #3C3136

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

Caffeine color link
Caffeine

#3C3135

Platypus color link
Platypus

#3D3334

Oil color link
Oil

#3B3131

Kilamanjaro color link
Kilamanjaro

#3A3532

Gondola color link
Gondola

#373332

Valentino color link
Valentino

#382C38

Ironsand color link
Ironsand

#393735

Blackadder color link
Blackadder

#382D32

#3C3136 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3C3136
  • RGB60, 49, 54
  • CMYK0, 4, 2, 76
  • CSSrgb(60, 49, 54)
  • HSL333°, 10%, 21%
  • HSL Precise332.727°, 10.092%, 21.373%
  • HSV333°, 18%, 24%
  • HSB333°, 18%, 24%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.235
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.192
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.212
  • GLSLvec3(0.235, 0.192, 0.212)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.235, 0.192, 0.212, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.235, 0.192, 0.212)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB23.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB19.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB21.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Rose
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID3C3136
  • DECIMAL ID3944758
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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