What color is #3E2103?

#3E2103 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Medium Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E2103?

The RGB value is 62, 33, 3: 62 red, 33 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E2103?

The complementary color is #03203E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E2103?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E2103 color

#3E2103 rgb(62, 33, 3)

Shades of brown

The hex color #3E2103 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 12.9% green and 1.2% blue (62, 33, 3).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 91% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 95% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Medium Roast (#3C2005), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.75:1).

#3E2103 color codes

HEX	`#3E2103`
RGB	`rgb(62, 33, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 12.9%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 91%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 95%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 95%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.1, 11.27, 22.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.1, 25.25, 63.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.547, 2.119, 0.361)`
Decimal	`4071683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E2103, 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 #3E2103	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E2103 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #3E2103 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e2103; }
.text { color: #3e2103; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e2103; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 33 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e2103, #3e3e03); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #3E2103?: #3E2103 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Medium Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E2103?: The RGB value is 62, 33, 3: 62 red, 33 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E2103?: The complementary color is #03203E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E2103?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.