What color is #3A2318?

#3A2318 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A2318?

The RGB value is 58, 35, 24: 58 red, 35 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A2318?

The complementary color is #182F3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A2318?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A2318 color

#3A2318 rgb(58, 35, 24)

Shades of brown

The hex color #3A2318 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 13.7% green and 9.4% blue (58, 35, 24).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 41% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 59% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.65:1).

#3A2318 color codes

HEX	`#3A2318`
RGB	`rgb(58, 35, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 13.7%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 41%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 59%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 59%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.34, 9.5, 11.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.34, 15.21, 51.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.511, 2.168, 1.15)`
Decimal	`3810072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A2318, 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 #3A2318	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A2318 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	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 #3A2318 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a2318; }
.text { color: #3a2318; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a2318; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 35 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a2318, #3a3418); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #3A2318?: #3A2318 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A2318?: The RGB value is 58, 35, 24: 58 red, 35 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A2318?: The complementary color is #182F3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A2318?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.