What color is #3B2404?

#3B2404 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Medium Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B2404?

The RGB value is 59, 36, 4: 59 red, 36 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B2404?

The complementary color is #041B3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B2404?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B2404 color

#3B2404 rgb(59, 36, 4)

Shades of brown

The hex color #3B2404 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 14.1% green and 1.6% blue (59, 36, 4).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 87% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 93% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Medium Roast (#3C2005), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.58:1).

#3B2404 color codes

HEX	`#3B2404`
RGB	`rgb(59, 36, 4)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 14.1%, 1.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 87%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 93%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 93%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.51, 7.72, 22.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.51, 23.87, 71.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.457, 2.201, 0.41)`
Decimal	`3875844`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B2404, 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 #3B2404	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B2404 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #3B2404 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b2404; }
.text { color: #3b2404; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b2404; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 36 4 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b2404, #373b04); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #3B2404?: #3B2404 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Medium Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B2404?: The RGB value is 59, 36, 4: 59 red, 36 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B2404?: The complementary color is #041B3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B2404?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.