What color is #3C281D?

#3C281D 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 #3C281D?

The RGB value is 60, 40, 29: 60 red, 40 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C281D?

The complementary color is #1D313C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C281D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C281D color

#3C281D rgb(60, 40, 29)

Shades of brown

The hex color #3C281D is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 15.7% green and 11.4% blue (60, 40, 29).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 35% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 52% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.88:1).

#3C281D color codes

HEX	`#3C281D`
RGB	`rgb(60, 40, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 15.7%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 35%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 52%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 52%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.22, 7.73, 10.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.22, 13.42, 54.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.844, 2.567, 1.508)`
Decimal	`3942429`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C281D, 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 #3C281D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C281D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #3C281D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c281d; }
.text { color: #3c281d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c281d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 40 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c281d, #3c381d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #3C281D?: #3C281D 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 #3C281D?: The RGB value is 60, 40, 29: 60 red, 40 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C281D?: The complementary color is #1D313C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C281D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.