Close to Bordeaux
#3C021A
#3C021A is a very dark, vivid pink, close to the color Bordeaux. In RGB it’s made of 23.5% red, 0.8% green, and 10.2% blue. Its hue is 335°, with 94% saturation and 12% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #3C021A.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
17.27:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.22:1 FailThis color as text on white
17.27:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.22:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #3C021A as they’d see it.
#3C021A in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #3C021A
What color is #3C021A?
#3C021A is a very dark, vivid pink, close to the color Bordeaux. In RGB it’s made of 23.5% red, 0.8% green, and 10.2% blue. Its hue is 335°, with 94% saturation and 12% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #3C021A in RGB?
#3C021A is rgb(60, 2, 26): 60 red, 2 green, and 26 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #3C021A in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 97, 57, 76). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #3C021A?
PANTONE 2628 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #3C021A?
Its complement #002110 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.