What color is #3A312C?

#3A312C is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Six Feet Under. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A312C?

The RGB value is 58, 49, 44: 58 red, 49 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A312C?

The complementary color is #2C353A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A312C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A312C color

#3A312C rgb(58, 49, 44)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3A312C is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 19.2% green and 17.3% blue (58, 49, 44).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 14% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 24% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Six Feet Under (#3D322E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.68:1).

#3A312C color codes

HEX	`#3A312C`
RGB	`rgb(58, 49, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 19.2%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 14%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 24%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 24%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.12, 3.06, 4.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.12, 5.6, 56.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.298, 3.278, 2.841)`
Decimal	`3813676`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A312C, 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 #3A312C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A312C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #3A312C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a312c; }
.text { color: #3a312c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a312c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 49 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a312c, #3a382c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #3A312C?: #3A312C is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Six Feet Under. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A312C?: The RGB value is 58, 49, 44: 58 red, 49 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A312C?: The complementary color is #2C353A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A312C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.