What color is #3B2E22?

#3B2E22 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B2E22?

The RGB value is 59, 46, 34: 59 red, 46 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B2E22?

The complementary color is #222F3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B2E22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B2E22 color

#3B2E22 rgb(59, 46, 34)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3B2E22 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 18% green and 13.3% blue (59, 46, 34).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 27% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 42% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Cola (#3C2F23), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.13:1).

#3B2E22 color codes

HEX	`#3B2E22`
RGB	`rgb(59, 46, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 18%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 27%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 42%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 42%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.04, 3.87, 9.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.04, 10.72, 68.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.069, 2.999, 1.93)`
Decimal	`3878434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B2E22, 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 #3B2E22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B2E22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #3B2E22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b2e22; }
.text { color: #3b2e22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b2e22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 46 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b2e22, #3b3b22); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3B2E22?: #3B2E22 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B2E22?: The RGB value is 59, 46, 34: 59 red, 46 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B2E22?: The complementary color is #222F3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B2E22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.