What color is #3A290F?

#3A290F is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A290F?

The RGB value is 58, 41, 15: 58 red, 41 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A290F?

The complementary color is #0F203A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A290F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A290F color

#3A290F rgb(58, 41, 15)

Shades of brown

The hex color #3A290F is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 16.1% green and 5.9% blue (58, 41, 15).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 59% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 74% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.96:1).

#3A290F color codes

HEX	`#3A290F`
RGB	`rgb(58, 41, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 16.1%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 59%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 74%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 74%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.01, 4.53, 19.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.01, 20.12, 76.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.624, 2.52, 0.8)`
Decimal	`3811599`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A290F, 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 #3A290F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A290F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.96:1	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 #3A290F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a290f; }
.text { color: #3a290f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a290f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 41 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a290f, #353a0f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #3A290F?: #3A290F is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A290F?: The RGB value is 58, 41, 15: 58 red, 41 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A290F?: The complementary color is #0F203A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A290F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.