Color swatch image showing #3C341C with RGB(60,52,28) values

#3C341C Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about #3C341C including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

#3C341C Color Information

#3C341C RGB value is (60, 52, 28). The hex color red value is 60, green is 52, and blue is 28. Its HSL format shows a hue of 45°, saturation of 36 percent, and lightness of 17 percent. The CMYK process values are 0 percent, 13 percent, 53 percent, 76 percent.

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#3C341C Color Meaning

Color #3C341C conveys industrial strength, disciplined nature, and vehicular authority. #3C341C very dark, olive green is associated with the historic Pullman railway cars, suggesting powerful locomotives, structured luxury, and nature harnessed for industry and travel. Psychologically, color #3C341C is serious, stable, and authoritative, promoting feelings of security, engineered power, and a nostalgic connection to the golden age of rail. #3C341C feels both robust and traditional, a color of machinery that was built to last. #3C341C color is progress painted in a dignified, earthy tone. Symbolically, color #3C341C represents the marriage of industrial might with corporate prestige, movement within a controlled environment, and a specific era of American ambition and craftsmanship. Culturally, #3C341C carries the legacy of rail travel, evoking a sense of adventure, compartmentalized luxury, and the rhythmic certainty of trains on tracks. Color #3C341C is a historical color that speaks of a time when technology was monumental, ornate, and painted in deep, respectful greens and browns.

Color Conversion

Convert #3C341C across different color models and formats. These conversions help designers work seamlessly between digital and print media, ensuring this color maintains its intended appearance across RGB screens, CMYK printers, and HSL color manipulations.

HEX
#3C341C
RGB
rgb(60, 52, 28)
HSL
hsl(45°, 36%, 17%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 13%, 53%, 76%)
HSV
hsv(45°, 53%, 24%)
XYZ
3.3011 3.5005 1.6003
Yxy
3.5005 0.3929 0.4166
Hunter Lab
18.7096 -0.0045 0.1219
CIE-Lab
21.9461 -0.4277 16.4342

RGB Values & CMYK Values

RGB Values

Red60 / 255 (24%)
24%
Green52 / 255 (20%)
20%
Blue28 / 255 (11%)
11%

CMYK Values

Cyan0 / 100 (0%)
Magenta13 / 100 (13%)
13%
Yellow53 / 100 (53%)
53%
Key (Black)76 / 100 (76%)
76%

Color Variations

#3C341C harmonies come to life through carefully balanced shades, tints, and tones, giving this color depth and flexibility across light and dark variations. Shades add richness, tints bring an airy softness, and tones soften intensity, making it easy to pair in clean, modern palettes.

Color Harmonies

#3C341C harmonies create beautiful relationships with other colors based on their position on the color wheel. Each harmony type offers unique design possibilities, enabling cohesive and visually appealing color schemes.

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)

Complementary

Colors opposite on the color wheel (180° apart)

Split Complementary

Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)

Tetradic

Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel

Square

Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)

Double Split

Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites

Monochromatic

Variations of a single hue

Contrast Checker

(WCAG 2.1) Test #3C341C for accessibility compliance against white and black backgrounds. Proper contrast ensures this color remains readable and usable for all audiences, meeting WCAG 2.1 standards for both normal and large text applications.

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#3C341C

Sample Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

Large Text (18pt+)

12.35:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Normal Text

12.35:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

UI Components

12.35:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Color Blindness Simulator

See how #3C341C appears to people with different types of color vision deficiencies. These simulations help create more inclusive designs that consider how this color is perceived across various visual abilities.

Normal Vision

#3C341C

protanopia

#393822

Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.

CSS Examples

Background Color

background-color: #3C341C;

Text Color

color: #3C341C;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #3C341C;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #3C341C40;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #3C341C;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3C341C 0%, #282313 100%);

#3C341C Color FAQs

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