What color is #3A3124?

#3A3124 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A3124?

The RGB value is 58, 49, 36: 58 red, 49 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A3124?

The complementary color is #242D3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A3124?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A3124 color

#3A3124 rgb(58, 49, 36)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3A3124 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 19.2% green and 14.1% blue (58, 49, 36).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 23% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 38% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.77:1).

#3A3124 color codes

HEX	`#3A3124`
RGB	`rgb(58, 49, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 19.2%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 23%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 38%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 38%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.92, 1.67, 9.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.92, 9.95, 80.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.162, 3.224, 2.124)`
Decimal	`3813668`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A3124, 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 #3A3124	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A3124 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #3A3124 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a3124; }
.text { color: #3a3124; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a3124; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 49 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a3124, #383a24); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3A3124?: #3A3124 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A3124?: The RGB value is 58, 49, 36: 58 red, 49 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A3124?: The complementary color is #242D3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A3124?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.