What color is #3D2603?

#3D2603 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Medium Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D2603?

The RGB value is 61, 38, 3: 61 red, 38 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D2603?

The complementary color is #031A3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D2603?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D2603 color

#3D2603 rgb(61, 38, 3)

Shades of brown

The hex color #3D2603 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 14.9% green and 1.2% blue (61, 38, 3).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 91% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 95% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Medium Roast (#3C2005), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.22:1).

#3D2603 color codes

HEX	`#3D2603`
RGB	`rgb(61, 38, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 14.9%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 91%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 95%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 95%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.39, 7.39, 24.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.39, 25.26, 73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.634, 2.385, 0.408)`
Decimal	`4007427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D2603, 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 #3D2603	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D2603 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #3D2603 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d2603; }
.text { color: #3d2603; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d2603; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 38 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d2603, #373d03); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #3D2603?: #3D2603 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Medium Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D2603?: The RGB value is 61, 38, 3: 61 red, 38 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D2603?: The complementary color is #031A3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D2603?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.