What color is #3B1600?

#3B1600 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Old Study. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B1600?

The RGB value is 59, 22, 0: 59 red, 22 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B1600?

The complementary color is #00253B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B1600?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B1600 color

#3B1600 rgb(59, 22, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #3B1600 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 8.6% green and 0% blue (59, 22, 0).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 100% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 100% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Old Study (#431705), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.14:1).

#3B1600 color codes

HEX	`#3B1600`
RGB	`rgb(59, 22, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 8.6%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 100%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 100%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 100%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.63, 16.68, 19.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.63, 25.44, 49.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.091, 1.504, 0.18)`
Decimal	`3872256`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B1600, 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 #3B1600	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B1600 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #3B1600 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b1600; }
.text { color: #3b1600; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b1600; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 22 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b1600, #3b3300); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #3B1600?: #3B1600 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Old Study. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B1600?: The RGB value is 59, 22, 0: 59 red, 22 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B1600?: The complementary color is #00253B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B1600?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.