What color is #3D3522?

#3D3522 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D3522?

The RGB value is 61, 53, 34: 61 red, 53 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D3522?

The complementary color is #222A3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D3522?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D3522 color

#3D3522 rgb(61, 53, 34)

Shades of brown

The hex color #3D3522 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 20.8% green and 13.3% blue (61, 53, 34).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 28% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 44% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.13:1).

#3D3522 color codes

HEX	`#3D3522`
RGB	`rgb(61, 53, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 20.8%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 28%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 44%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 44%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.49, 0.21, 13.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.49, 13.3, 89.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.486, 3.654, 2.035)`
Decimal	`4011298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D3522, 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 #3D3522	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D3522 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #3D3522 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d3522; }
.text { color: #3d3522; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d3522; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 53 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d3522, #383d22); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3D3522?: #3D3522 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D3522?: The RGB value is 61, 53, 34: 61 red, 53 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D3522?: The complementary color is #222A3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D3522?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.