Color #3C3B38

The digital color #3C3B38 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Desaturated and Dark brightness. In numbers: rgb(60, 59, 56) (23.5% red, 23.1% green, 22% blue), or CMYK 0 / 0 / 2 / 76 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #3C3B38 reads as a softly muted balanced grey tone and leans clearly toward the dark side. Expect to see shades like this in night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Zeus (#3B3C38). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Black Olive (#3B3C36) and Double Gravel (#3A3C39).

In RGB terms — rgb(60, 59, 56) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #3C3B38 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 11.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.9:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:76) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #3C3B38 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.