What color is #3A3528?

#3A3528 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 #3A3528?

The RGB value is 58, 53, 40: 58 red, 53 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A3528?

The complementary color is #282D3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A3528?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A3528 color

#3A3528 rgb(58, 53, 40)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3A3528 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 20.8% green and 15.7% blue (58, 53, 40).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 18% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 31% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.21:1).

#3A3528 color codes

HEX	`#3A3528`
RGB	`rgb(58, 53, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 20.8%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 18%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 31%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 31%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.3, -0.32, 9.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.3, 9.02, 92.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.401, 3.599, 2.523)`
Decimal	`3814696`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A3528, 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 #3A3528	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A3528 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	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 #3A3528 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a3528; }
.text { color: #3a3528; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a3528; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 53 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a3528, #363a28); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3A3528?: #3A3528 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 #3A3528?: The RGB value is 58, 53, 40: 58 red, 53 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A3528?: The complementary color is #282D3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A3528?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.