What color is #3A2922?

#3A2922 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 #3A2922?

The RGB value is 58, 41, 34: 58 red, 41 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A2922?

The complementary color is #22333A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A2922?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A2922 color

#3A2922 rgb(58, 41, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #3A2922 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 16.1% green and 13.3% blue (58, 41, 34).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 26% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 41% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.81:1).

#3A2922 color codes

HEX	`#3A2922`
RGB	`rgb(58, 41, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 16.1%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 26%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 41%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 41%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.37, 6.77, 7.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.37, 10.24, 48.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.827, 2.601, 1.866)`
Decimal	`3811618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A2922, 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 #3A2922	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A2922 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #3A2922 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a2922; }
.text { color: #3a2922; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a2922; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 41 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a2922, #3a3522); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #3A2922?: #3A2922 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 #3A2922?: The RGB value is 58, 41, 34: 58 red, 41 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A2922?: The complementary color is #22333A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A2922?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.