What color is #3A2819?

#3A2819 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A2819?

The RGB value is 58, 40, 25: 58 red, 40 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A2819?

The complementary color is #192B3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A2819?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A2819 color

#3A2819 rgb(58, 40, 25)

Shades of brown

The hex color #3A2819 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 15.7% green and 9.8% blue (58, 40, 25).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 40% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 57% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Cola (#3C2F23), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.02:1).

#3A2819 color codes

HEX	`#3A2819`
RGB	`rgb(58, 40, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 15.7%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 40%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 57%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 57%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.86, 6.21, 13.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.86, 14.56, 64.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.679, 2.487, 1.259)`
Decimal	`3811353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A2819, 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 #3A2819	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A2819 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #3A2819 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a2819; }
.text { color: #3a2819; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a2819; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 40 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a2819, #3a3819); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #3A2819?: #3A2819 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A2819?: The RGB value is 58, 40, 25: 58 red, 40 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A2819?: The complementary color is #192B3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A2819?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.