What color is #3D201C?

#3D201C 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 #3D201C?

The RGB value is 61, 32, 28: 61 red, 32 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D201C?

The complementary color is #1C393D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D201C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D201C color

#3D201C rgb(61, 32, 28)

Shades of brown

The hex color #3D201C is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 12.5% green and 11% blue (61, 32, 28).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 37% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 54% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.77:1).

#3D201C color codes

HEX	`#3D201C`
RGB	`rgb(61, 32, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 12.5%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 37%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 54%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 54%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.05, 13.48, 8.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.05, 16.09, 33.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.651, 2.109, 1.366)`
Decimal	`4005916`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D201C, 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 #3D201C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D201C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #3D201C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d201c; }
.text { color: #3d201c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d201c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 32 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d201c, #3d301c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #3D201C?: #3D201C 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 #3D201C?: The RGB value is 61, 32, 28: 61 red, 32 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D201C?: The complementary color is #1C393D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D201C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.