Dusky Dark Brown
Dusky Dark Brown (#3C281E) is a deep, balanced brown with a warm feel (HSL 20°, 33%, 18%). It suits rustic weddings, bakery and coffee branding, kraft-style labels. Pair it with Dusky Dark Brown 3C2A1E or the harmonies below, and check the contrast table before using it for small text.
- HEX
#3C281E - RGB
rgb(60, 40, 30) - HSL
hsl(20, 33%, 18%) - CMYK
0, 33, 50, 76
Tints and shades
Lighter and darker steps of Dusky Dark Brown, 10% apart. Click a swatch to copy its code.
Tints (towards white)
Shades (towards black)
Color harmonies
Palettes built from Dusky Dark Brown with colour-wheel rules. Use them for invitation suites, brand kits and web layouts.
Complementary#3C281E #1E323C
Analogous#3C1E23 #3C281E #3C371E
Triadic#3C281E #1E3C28 #281E3C
Split complementary#3C281E #1E3C37 #1E233C
Tetradic#3C281E #233C1E #1E323C #371E3C
Monochrome#A79E9A #6D5E56 #3C281E #2D1E16 #1E140F
Contrast and accessibility
WCAG 2.1: 4.5:1 or more passes AA for normal text, 3:1 for large text, 7:1 passes AAA.
Designs in Dusky Dark Brown
Print designs from our catalogue whose colour variant is closest to #3C281E. Each one is personalized and printed to order.
Build a wedding palette with Dusky Dark Brown · Use it in a brand kit
CSS and code
--dusky-dark-brown: #3c281e;
color: #3c281e;
background-color: #3c281e;
/* rgb(60, 40, 30) · hsl(20, 33%, 18%) */Machine-readable: /data/colors.json