Information about #3C3218 color

#3C3218 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#3C3218 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(60, 50, 24) — 23.5% red, 19.6% green, 9.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 14 / 76. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#3C3218 is a pleasantly vivid orange that stays on the darker end of the scale. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Pullman Green (#3B331C). Slightly further away sit Bistre (#3D2B1F) and Iroko (#433120).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(60, 50, 24)), which gives #3C3218 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #3C3218: 12.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 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 #3C3218 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#3C3218 color variations

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#3C3218 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 #3C3218

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

Bistre color link
Bistre

#3D2B1F

Iroko color link
Iroko

#433120

Thatch Green color link
Thatch Green

#403D19

Mikado color link
Mikado

#3F3623

Cola color link
Cola

#3C3024

Treehouse color link
Treehouse

#3B2820

Lisbon Brown color link
Lisbon Brown

#423921

Longbush color link
Longbush

#413922

Cocoa Brown color link
Cocoa Brown

#35281E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3C3218
  • RGB60, 50, 24
  • CMYK0, 4, 14, 76
  • CSSrgb(60, 50, 24)
  • HSL43°, 43%, 16%
  • HSL Precise43.333°, 42.857%, 16.471%
  • HSV43°, 60%, 24%
  • HSB43°, 60%, 24%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.235
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.196
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.094
  • GLSLvec3(0.235, 0.196, 0.094)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.235, 0.196, 0.094, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.235, 0.196, 0.094)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB23.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB19.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB9.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID3C3218
  • DECIMAL ID3944984
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01