What color is #3B311E?

#3B311E is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B311E?

The RGB value is 59, 49, 30: 59 red, 49 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B311E?

The complementary color is #1E283B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B311E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B311E color

#3B311E rgb(59, 49, 30)

Shades of brown

The hex color #3B311E is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 19.2% green and 11.8% blue (59, 49, 30).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 33% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 49% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.77:1).

#3B311E color codes

HEX	`#3B311E`
RGB	`rgb(59, 49, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 19.2%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 33%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 49%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 49%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.91, 1.3, 13.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.91, 13.86, 84.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.136, 3.22, 1.684)`
Decimal	`3879198`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B311E, 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 #3B311E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B311E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #3B311E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b311e; }
.text { color: #3b311e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b311e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 49 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b311e, #363b1e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #3B311E?: #3B311E is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B311E?: The RGB value is 59, 49, 30: 59 red, 49 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B311E?: The complementary color is #1E283B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B311E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.