What color is #3B3326?

#3B3326 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B3326?

The RGB value is 59, 51, 38: 59 red, 51 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B3326?

The complementary color is #262E3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B3326?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B3326 color

#3B3326 rgb(59, 51, 38)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3B3326 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 20% green and 14.9% blue (59, 51, 38).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 22% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 36% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.44:1).

#3B3326 color codes

HEX	`#3B3326`
RGB	`rgb(59, 51, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 20%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 22%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 36%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 36%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.72, 1.15, 9.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.72, 9.64, 83.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.337, 3.438, 2.321)`
Decimal	`3879718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B3326, 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 #3B3326	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B3326 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #3B3326 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b3326; }
.text { color: #3b3326; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b3326; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 51 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b3326, #393b26); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3B3326?: #3B3326 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B3326?: The RGB value is 59, 51, 38: 59 red, 51 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B3326?: The complementary color is #262E3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B3326?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.