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HEX atlas value

#3C2020

#3C2020 is a warm red HEX color close to Rubber. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 60, 32, 32, HSL 0, 30%, 18%, has luminance 0.021, and belongs to the dark group.

redwarmdark
#3C2020 Sample readable text
HEX #3C2020
RGB rgb(60, 32, 32)
HSL hsl(0 30% 18%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 47, 47, 76)
Luminance 0.021
Contrast Black 1.42:1White 14.79:1

CSS

--color-3c2020: #3C2020;
.background-3c2020 { background-color: #3C2020; }
.text-3c2020 { color: #3C2020; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.021
Black text1.42:1AA Fail
White text14.79:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#3C2020","rgb":[60,32,32],"hsl":[0,30,18],"cmyk":[0,47,47,76],"luminance":0.021,"contrast":{"black":1.42,"white":14.79}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":1.42,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":14.79,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"Black","hex":"#000000","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1,"contrastWhite":21,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Raisin","hex":"#242124","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.32,"contrastWhite":15.93,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#461616","hex":"#461616","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.39,"contrastWhite":15.15,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Rubber","hex":"#2A2725","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.42,"contrastWhite":14.83,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Slate Black","hex":"#26282A","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.42,"contrastWhite":14.79,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm red","dark","dark red","Rubber adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","dark theme accents","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/3c2020.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rubber.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peat.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/asphalt.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#203C3C","analogous":["#3C202E","#3C2E20"],"triadic":["#203C20","#20203C"],"tetradic":["#2E3C20","#203C3C","#2E203C"],"splitComplementary":["#203C2E","#202E3C"],"monochromatic":["#774040","#3C2020","#000000"]}
Variants
{"light":"#774040","dark":"#000000","saturated":"#461616","desaturated":"#322A2A","pastel":"#7E5D5D","neon":"#850000"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"rubber","name":"Rubber","hex":"#2A2725","distance":19.949937343260004},{"slug":"peat","name":"Peat","hex":"#3B2F2F","distance":21.236760581595302},{"slug":"asphalt","name":"Asphalt","hex":"#2B2B2B","distance":23.043437243605826},{"slug":"raisin","name":"Raisin","hex":"#242124","distance":24.351591323771842},{"slug":"slate-black","name":"Slate Black","hex":"#26282A","distance":25.45584412271571}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #3C2020

#3C2020 is classified as a warm red value with dark visual character. #3C2020 is visually closest to Rubber, a named gray color with HEX #2A2725.

The RGB channels are 60, 32, and 32, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 0deg with 30% saturation and 18% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, dark atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and dark theme accents. Its luminance is 0.021, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.95, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text1.42:1AA Fail
White text14.79:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #3C2020 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000001.42:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF14.79:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

Black#FFFFFF text · best 21:1#000000
Raisin#FFFFFF text · best 15.93:1#242124
#461616#FFFFFF text · best 15.15:1#461616
Rubber#FFFFFF text · best 14.83:1#2A2725
Slate Black#FFFFFF text · best 14.79:1#26282A

Generated Palette

#3C2020#3C2020
#203C3C#203C3C
#3C202E#3C202E
#3C2E20#3C2E20
#774040#774040
Black#000000

Color Harmonies

#203C3C#203C3C
#3C202E#3C202E
#3C2E20#3C2E20
#203C20#203C20
#20203C#20203C

Variants

#774040#774040
Black#000000
#461616#461616
#322A2A#322A2A
#7E5D5D#7E5D5D
#850000#850000

Nearest Named Colors

Rubber#2A2725
Peat#3B2F2F
Asphalt#2B2B2B
Raisin#242124
Slate Black#26282A

Related HEX Guides

Rubber colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #2A2725.Peat colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #3B2F2F.Asphalt colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #2B2B2B.Red color familyBrowse named red colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Dark colorsFind colors in the dark group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#3C2020 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.