What color is #3E1711?

#3E1711 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E1711?

The RGB value is 62, 23, 17: 62 red, 23 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E1711?

The complementary color is #11383E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E1711?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E1711 color

#3E1711 rgb(62, 23, 17)

Shades of brown

The hex color #3E1711 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 9% green and 6.7% blue (62, 23, 17).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 57% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 73% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is English Breakfast (#441111), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.72:1).

#3E1711 color codes

HEX	`#3E1711`
RGB	`rgb(62, 23, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 9%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 57%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 73%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 73%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.7, 18.57, 13.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.7, 22.79, 35.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.394, 1.678, 0.728)`
Decimal	`4069137`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E1711, 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 #3E1711	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E1711 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	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 #3E1711 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e1711; }
.text { color: #3e1711; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e1711; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 23 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e1711, #3e2d11); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #3E1711?: #3E1711 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E1711?: The RGB value is 62, 23, 17: 62 red, 23 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E1711?: The complementary color is #11383E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E1711?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.