What color is #3D1F19?

#3D1F19 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D1F19?

The RGB value is 61, 31, 25: 61 red, 31 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D1F19?

The complementary color is #19373D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D1F19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D1F19 color

#3D1F19 rgb(61, 31, 25)

Shades of brown

The hex color #3D1F19 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 12.2% green and 9.8% blue (61, 31, 25).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 42% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 59% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.91:1).

#3D1F19 color codes

HEX	`#3D1F19`
RGB	`rgb(61, 31, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 12.2%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 42%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 59%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 59%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.71, 13.79, 10.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.71, 17.3, 37.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.59, 2.043, 1.177)`
Decimal	`4005657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D1F19, 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 #3D1F19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D1F19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #3D1F19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d1f19; }
.text { color: #3d1f19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d1f19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 31 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d1f19, #3d3119); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3D1F19?: #3D1F19 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D1F19?: The RGB value is 61, 31, 25: 61 red, 31 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D1F19?: The complementary color is #19373D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D1F19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.