Information about #3C3C34 color

#3C3C34 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#3C3C34 falls into the Yellow Color FamilyDesaturated, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(60, 60, 52) — 23.5% red, 23.5% green, 20.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 3 / 76. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #3C3C34 reads as a quiet, subdued grey and leans clearly toward the dark side. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Black Olive (#3B3C36). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Squall (#3A3B35) and Zeus (#3B3C38).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(60, 60, 52)), which gives #3C3C34 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #3C3C34: 11.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:76) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #3C3C34 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#3C3C34 color variations

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

#3C3C34 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 #3C3C34

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

Black Olive color link
Black Olive

#3B3C36

Squall color link
Squall

#3A3B35

Zeus color link
Zeus

#3B3C38

Triple Dune color link
Triple Dune

#3A3833

Scrub color link
Scrub

#3D4031

Black Pepper color link
Black Pepper

#3C3731

Ironsand color link
Ironsand

#393735

Iridium color link
Iridium

#3D3C3A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3C3C34
  • RGB60, 60, 52
  • CMYK0, 0, 3, 76
  • CSSrgb(60, 60, 52)
  • HSL60°, 7%, 22%
  • HSL Precise60°, 7.143%, 21.961%
  • HSV60°, 13%, 24%
  • HSB60°, 13%, 24%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.235
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.235
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.204
  • GLSLvec3(0.235, 0.235, 0.204)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.235, 0.235, 0.204, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.235, 0.235, 0.204)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB23.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB23.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB20.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID3C3C34
  • DECIMAL ID3947572
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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