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#3C1921 Bruised Plum

#3C1921 is a very dark, muted red named Bruised Plum. In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 9.8% green and 12.9% blue (rgb(60, 25, 33)). Its HSL value is 346° hue, 41% saturation and 17% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 45% yellow and 76% black. #3C1921 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.52:1.

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Variations of #3C1921

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

3C192143232A4A2D3251363B5840455F4B4E6655586C6061736A6B797576

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#3C1921 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

3C1921193C34
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#3C1921 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #3C1921 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 88% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #282720
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #1F2021
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #291F21
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #282720
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #2F2220
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #41151C
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #3E181F
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #242424
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #2B2223

#3C1921 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.52:1 Super#3C1921 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.35:1 Very poor#3C1921 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#3C1921 in CSS

/* Bruised Plum */
.color { color: #3C1921; }
.background { background-color: #3C1921; }
.border { border: 1px solid #3C1921; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(60 25 33);
color: hsl(346 41% 17%);
color: oklch(0.268 0.056 7.1);

#3C1921 FAQ

What color is #3C1921?

#3C1921 is a very dark, muted red. Its closest named color is Bruised Plum. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #3C1921?

#3C1921 is rgb(60, 25, 33) in RGB, hsl(346, 41%, 17%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 58%, 45%, 76%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #3C1921?

The complementary color of #3C1921 is #193C34, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #3C1921?

White text has the best contrast on #3C1921: 15.52:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #3C1921 a warm or cool color?

#3C1921 is a warm color.