What color is #3B261B?

#3B261B 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 #3B261B?

The RGB value is 59, 38, 27: 59 red, 38 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B261B?

The complementary color is #1B303B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B261B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B261B color

#3B261B rgb(59, 38, 27)

Shades of brown

The hex color #3B261B is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 14.9% green and 10.6% blue (59, 38, 27).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 37% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 54% 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 14.2:1).

#3B261B color codes

HEX	`#3B261B`
RGB	`rgb(59, 38, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 14.9%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 37%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 54%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 54%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.44, 8.33, 11.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.44, 14.02, 53.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.695, 2.395, 1.357)`
Decimal	`3876379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B261B, 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 #3B261B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B261B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #3B261B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b261b; }
.text { color: #3b261b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b261b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 38 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b261b, #3b361b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #3B261B?: #3B261B 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 #3B261B?: The RGB value is 59, 38, 27: 59 red, 38 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B261B?: The complementary color is #1B303B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B261B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.