What color is #3A1610?

#3A1610 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A1610?

The RGB value is 58, 22, 16: 58 red, 22 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A1610?

The complementary color is #10343A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A1610?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A1610 color

#3A1610 rgb(58, 22, 16)

Shades of brown

The hex color #3A1610 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 8.6% green and 6.3% blue (58, 22, 16).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 57% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 72% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is English Breakfast (#441111), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.13:1).

#3A1610 color codes

HEX	`#3A1610`
RGB	`rgb(58, 22, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 8.6%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 57%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 72%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 72%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.68, 17.26, 12.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.68, 21.18, 35.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.126, 1.511, 0.67)`
Decimal	`3806736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A1610, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #3A1610	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A1610 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #3A1610 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a1610; }
.text { color: #3a1610; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a1610; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 22 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a1610, #3a2b10); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #3A1610?: #3A1610 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A1610?: The RGB value is 58, 22, 16: 58 red, 22 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A1610?: The complementary color is #10343A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A1610?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.