What color is #3E1100?

#3E1100 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Black Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E1100?

The RGB value is 62, 17, 0: 62 red, 17 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E1100?

The complementary color is #002D3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E1100?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E1100 color

#3E1100 rgb(62, 17, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #3E1100 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 6.7% green and 0% blue (62, 17, 0).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 100% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 73% magenta, 100% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Black Chocolate (#441100), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.34:1).

#3E1100 color codes

HEX	`#3E1100`
RGB	`rgb(62, 17, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 6.7%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 100%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 100%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 73%, 100%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.13, 20.99, 18.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.13, 28.06, 41.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.187, 1.425, 0.16)`
Decimal	`4067584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E1100, 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 #3E1100	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E1100 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	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 #3E1100 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e1100; }
.text { color: #3e1100; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e1100; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 17 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e1100, #3e3000); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #3E1100?: #3E1100 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Black Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E1100?: The RGB value is 62, 17, 0: 62 red, 17 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E1100?: The complementary color is #002D3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E1100?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.