What color is #3E1914?

#3E1914 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 #3E1914?

The RGB value is 62, 25, 20: 62 red, 25 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E1914?

The complementary color is #14393E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E1914?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E1914 color

#3E1914 rgb(62, 25, 20)

Shades of brown

The hex color #3E1914 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 9.8% green and 7.8% blue (62, 25, 20).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 51% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 68% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is English Breakfast (#441111), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.51:1).

#3E1914 color codes

HEX	`#3E1914`
RGB	`rgb(62, 25, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 9.8%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 51%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 68%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 68%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.23, 17.6, 12.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.23, 21.33, 34.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.461, 1.77, 0.874)`
Decimal	`4069652`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E1914, 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 #3E1914	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E1914 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #3E1914 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e1914; }
.text { color: #3e1914; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e1914; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 25 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e1914, #3e2e14); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #3E1914?: #3E1914 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 #3E1914?: The RGB value is 62, 25, 20: 62 red, 25 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E1914?: The complementary color is #14393E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E1914?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.