Dark Sienna (#3C1414)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 16.13:1 — vs black: 1.30:1

Color values

  • HEX #3C1414
  • RGB rgb(60, 20, 20)
  • HSL hsl(0, 66%, 23%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 66.67, 66.67, 76.47 )
  • Websafe #330000

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #3C1414 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Dark Sienna
#3C1414 Base
#143C3C
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Dark Sienna
#3C1414 Base
#3C1428
#3C2814
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Dark Sienna
#3C1414 Base
#143C14
#14143C
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Dark Sienna
#3C1414 Base
#143C28
#14283C
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Dark Sienna
#3C1414 Base
#283C14
#143C3C
#28143C
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Dark Sienna
#3C1414 Base
#130606
#1D0A0A
#5B1E1E
#752727
#AF3A3A
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Dark Sienna, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#130606
#1B0909
#230C0C
#2C0F0F
#341111
Dark Sienna #3C1414 Base
#792828
#B53C3C
#D07373
#E4AFAF
#F9ECEC
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #3C1414. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #3C1414;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #3C1414;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #3C1414;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #3C1414,
        #146464
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #3C1414,
        #146464
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$dark-sienna: #3C1414;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$dark-sienna-r: 60;
$dark-sienna-g: 20;
$dark-sienna-b: 20;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $dark-sienna;
    color: rgba($dark-sienna-r, $dark-sienna-g, $dark-sienna-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Dark Sienna appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #3C1414 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #252512 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #1B1B14 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #3C1414 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #212121 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Dark Sienna ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Dark Sienna #3C1414 Base
Seal Brown #321414 ΔE 3.42
Black Bean #3D0C02 ΔE 4.11
Bulgarian Rose #480607 ΔE 5.67
French Puce #4E1609 ΔE 7.30

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.