What color is #3D372E?

#3D372E is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D372E?

The RGB value is 61, 55, 46: 61 red, 55 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D372E?

The complementary color is #2E343D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D372E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D372E color

#3D372E rgb(61, 55, 46)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3D372E is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 21.6% green and 18% blue (61, 55, 46).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 14% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 25% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.77:1).

#3D372E color codes

HEX	`#3D372E`
RGB	`rgb(61, 55, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 21.6%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 14%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 25%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 25%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.41, 0.85, 6.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.41, 6.66, 82.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.784, 3.922, 3.142)`
Decimal	`4011822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D372E, 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 #3D372E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D372E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	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 #3D372E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d372e; }
.text { color: #3d372e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d372e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 55 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d372e, #3c3d2e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #3D372E?: #3D372E is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D372E?: The RGB value is 61, 55, 46: 61 red, 55 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D372E?: The complementary color is #2E343D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D372E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.