What color is #3B2E25?

#3B2E25 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B2E25?

The RGB value is 59, 46, 37: 59 red, 46 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B2E25?

The complementary color is #25323B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B2E25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B2E25 color

#3B2E25 rgb(59, 46, 37)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3B2E25 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 18% green and 14.5% blue (59, 46, 37).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 23% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 37% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Cola (#3C2F23), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.1:1).

#3B2E25 color codes

HEX	`#3B2E25`
RGB	`rgb(59, 46, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 18%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 23%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 37%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 37%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.11, 4.34, 8.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.11, 9.15, 61.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.115, 3.018, 2.168)`
Decimal	`3878437`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B2E25, 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 #3B2E25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B2E25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.1:1	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 #3B2E25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b2e25; }
.text { color: #3b2e25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b2e25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 46 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b2e25, #3b3925); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #3B2E25?: #3B2E25 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B2E25?: The RGB value is 59, 46, 37: 59 red, 46 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B2E25?: The complementary color is #25323B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B2E25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.