What color is #3E180A?

#3E180A is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Old Study. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E180A?

The RGB value is 62, 24, 10: 62 red, 24 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E180A?

The complementary color is #0A303E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E180A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E180A color

#3E180A rgb(62, 24, 10)

Shades of brown

The hex color #3E180A is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 9.4% green and 3.9% blue (62, 24, 10).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 72% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 84% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Old Study (#431705), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.67:1).

#3E180A color codes

HEX	`#3E180A`
RGB	`rgb(62, 24, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 9.4%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 72%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 84%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 84%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.82, 17.48, 16.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.82, 24.26, 43.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.368, 1.7, 0.49)`
Decimal	`4069386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E180A, 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 #3E180A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E180A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.67:1	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 #3E180A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e180a; }
.text { color: #3e180a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e180a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 24 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e180a, #3e320a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #3E180A?: #3E180A is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Old Study. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E180A?: The RGB value is 62, 24, 10: 62 red, 24 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E180A?: The complementary color is #0A303E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E180A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.