What color is #3B251D?

#3B251D is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B251D?

The RGB value is 59, 37, 29: 59 red, 37 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B251D?

The complementary color is #1D333B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B251D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B251D color

#3B251D rgb(59, 37, 29)

Shades of brown

The hex color #3B251D is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 14.5% green and 11.4% blue (59, 37, 29).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 34% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 51% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.3:1).

#3B251D color codes

HEX	`#3B251D`
RGB	`rgb(59, 37, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 14.5%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 34%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 51%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 51%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.19, 9.27, 9.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.19, 13.32, 45.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.687, 2.342, 1.473)`
Decimal	`3876125`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B251D, 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 #3B251D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B251D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #3B251D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b251d; }
.text { color: #3b251d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b251d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 37 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b251d, #3b341d); }

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Questions

What color is #3B251D?: #3B251D is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B251D?: The RGB value is 59, 37, 29: 59 red, 37 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B251D?: The complementary color is #1D333B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B251D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.