What color is #3E1F19?

#3E1F19 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E1F19?

The RGB value is 62, 31, 25: 62 red, 31 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E1F19?

The complementary color is #19383E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E1F19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E1F19 color

#3E1F19 rgb(62, 31, 25)

Shades of brown

The hex color #3E1F19 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 12.2% green and 9.8% blue (62, 31, 25).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 43% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 60% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.84:1).

#3E1F19 color codes

HEX	`#3E1F19`
RGB	`rgb(62, 31, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 12.2%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 43%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 60%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 60%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.87, 14.27, 10.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.87, 17.83, 36.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.652, 2.075, 1.18)`
Decimal	`4071193`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E1F19, 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 #3E1F19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E1F19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #3E1F19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e1f19; }
.text { color: #3e1f19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e1f19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 31 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e1f19, #3e3219); }

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Questions

What color is #3E1F19?: #3E1F19 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E1F19?: The RGB value is 62, 31, 25: 62 red, 31 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E1F19?: The complementary color is #19383E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E1F19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.