What color is #3A281F?

#3A281F is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A281F?

The RGB value is 58, 40, 31: 58 red, 40 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A281F?

The complementary color is #1F313A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A281F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A281F color

#3A281F rgb(58, 40, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #3A281F is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 15.7% green and 12.2% blue (58, 40, 31).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 30% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 47% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.97:1).

#3A281F color codes

HEX	`#3A281F`
RGB	`rgb(58, 40, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 15.7%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 30%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 47%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 47%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.99, 7, 9.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.99, 11.6, 52.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.751, 2.516, 1.637)`
Decimal	`3811359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A281F, 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 #3A281F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A281F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.97:1	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 #3A281F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a281f; }
.text { color: #3a281f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a281f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 40 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a281f, #3a351f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #3A281F?: #3A281F is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A281F?: The RGB value is 58, 40, 31: 58 red, 40 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A281F?: The complementary color is #1F313A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A281F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.