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#3c170a color: American Bronze

#3c170a is rgb(60, 23, 10) in RGB and oklch(25.821% 0.06255 39.414) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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16°
100%

25.8%
0.063
39°
  • Brown
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • orange-950
  • Black 76%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
15.92:1Readable · AA
Lc -105
Black text
1.32:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #3c170a

#3c170a is a soft very dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 25.8% lightness, 0.063 chroma and a hue of 39°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 15.92:1 contrast and black text 1.32:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is American Bronze (#391802). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-950.

More brown colors

Lighter: #3c170a mixed with white

  1. 3c170a
  2. 4e2b1f
  3. 614035
  4. 74564b
  5. 876c63
  6. 9a837b
  7. ae9b94
  8. c2b3ae
  9. d6ccc8
  10. eae5e3

Darker: #3c170a mixed with black

  1. 3c170a
  2. 331207
  3. 2a0e05
  4. 210a03
  5. 190602
  6. 110401
  7. 0a0201
  8. 040100
  9. 010000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #3c170a with less saturation

  1. 3c170a
  2. 3a190d
  3. 381a10
  4. 351c13
  5. 331d16
  6. 311e18
  7. 2e201b
  8. 2c211d
  9. 29221f
  10. 262321

Questions about #3c170a

What color is #3c170a?

#3c170a is soft very dark brown. The closest named color is American Bronze. In RGB it is rgb(60, 23, 10), in HSL hsl(15.6, 71.43%, 13.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(25.821% 0.06255 39.414).

What colors go well with #3c170a?

The complementary color of #3c170a is #002a38. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3c151d and #361d00. The triadic partners are #002c18 and #1e1f41.

Is white or black text more readable on #3c170a?

White text reads better on #3c170a: white gives a contrast ratio of 15.92:1 and black gives 1.32:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3c170a a warm or cool color?

#3c170a is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 39 degrees, its lightness 25.8% and its chroma 0.063.