#3C280E#3C280E
#3C280E is a dark, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.025; OKLCH L 29.5% C 0.049 H 70.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3C280E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 40, 14) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 62%, 15%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 77%, 24%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 33.3%, 76.7%, 76.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(17.96, 6.19, 20.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(17.96, 21.07, 72.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(29.51% 0.0162 0.0466) |
| OKLCH | oklch(29.51% 0.049 70.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.7017, 2.5102, 0.7576) |
| Luminance | 0.0251 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 4.74
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 7.15
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 7.26
Chocolate Brown
#411900
ΔE00 9.54
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 11.62
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 12.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3C280E #0E223C
analogous
#3C110E #3C280E #393C0E
triadic
#3C280E #0E3C28 #280E3C
tetradic
#3C280E #0E3C11 #0E223C #3C0E39
square
#3C280E #0E3C11 #0E223C #3C0E39
split-complementary
#3C280E #0E393C #110E3C
monochromatic
#191106 #191106 #3C280E #6E491A #9F6A25
Accessibility & contrast
On white
13.98
#3C280E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.50
#3C280E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3C280E
13.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3C280E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3C280E | 1.00 | 13.98 | 1.50 | 13.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 13.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 13.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2F290B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#342E0F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#422322
Achromatopsia (no color)
#2C2C2C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3c280e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 40, 14); /* oklch */ color: oklch(29.5% 0.049 70.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#74614e',
500: '#3c280e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3c280e; $custom-light: #74614e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3c280e",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 40,
"b": 14
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.913,
"s": 62.162,
"l": 14.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.29508,
"c": 0.04927,
"h": 70.9
},
"luminance": 0.0251
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3C280E
secondary
#2F4E77
accent
#89E543
background
#F7F5F4
surface
#EDE9E7
border
#C8C5C3
text
#080501
muted
#7B7977