Information about Cola color

#3C3024 - Cola color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#3C3024, known as "Cola", falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(60, 48, 36) — 23.5% red, 18.8% green, 14.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 9 / 76. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#3C3024 is a moderately toned amber-leaning orange that stays on the darker end of the scale. It is a natural fit for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Sambuca (#3B2E25). Slightly further away sit Bark (#3E2F28) and Bivouac Green (#403225).

In RGB terms — rgb(60, 48, 36) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #3C3024: 12.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:76) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. The name "Cola" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Cola color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Cola 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 Cola

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Sambuca color link
Sambuca

#3B2E25

Bark color link
Bark

#3E2F28

Creole color link
Creole

#393227

Bushtrack color link
Bushtrack

#3A312A

Nala color link
Nala

#412F28

Mikado color link
Mikado

#3F3623

Graphite color link
Graphite

#383428

Coffee Bean color link
Coffee Bean

#362D26

Bistre color link
Bistre

#3D2B1F

Cola color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3C3024
  • RGB60, 48, 36
  • CMYK0, 5, 9, 76
  • CSSrgb(60, 48, 36)
  • HSL30°, 25%, 19%
  • HSL Precise30°, 25%, 18.824%
  • HSV30°, 40%, 24%
  • HSB30°, 40%, 24%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.235
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.188
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.141
  • GLSLvec3(0.235, 0.188, 0.141)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.235, 0.188, 0.141, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.235, 0.188, 0.141)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB23.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB18.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB14.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID3C3024
  • DECIMAL ID3944484
  • Name Length4
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