What color is #3D3125?

#3D3125 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D3125?

The RGB value is 61, 49, 37: 61 red, 49 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D3125?

The complementary color is #25313D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D3125?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D3125 color

#3D3125 rgb(61, 49, 37)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3D3125 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 19.2% green and 14.5% blue (61, 49, 37).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 24% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 39% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Cola (#3C2F23), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.62:1).

#3D3125 color codes

HEX	`#3D3125`
RGB	`rgb(61, 49, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 19.2%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 24%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 39%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 39%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.29, 3.31, 9.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.29, 10.25, 71.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.357, 3.322, 2.214)`
Decimal	`4010277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D3125, 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 #3D3125	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D3125 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #3D3125 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d3125; }
.text { color: #3d3125; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d3125; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 49 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d3125, #3d3d25); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3D3125?: #3D3125 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D3125?: The RGB value is 61, 49, 37: 61 red, 49 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D3125?: The complementary color is #25313D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D3125?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.