What color is #3E211F?

#3E211F is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E211F?

The RGB value is 62, 33, 31: 62 red, 33 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E211F?

The complementary color is #1F3C3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E211F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E211F color

#3E211F rgb(62, 33, 31)

Shades of red

The hex color #3E211F is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 12.9% green and 12.2% blue (62, 33, 31).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 33% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 50% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.56:1).

#3E211F color codes

HEX	`#3E211F`
RGB	`rgb(62, 33, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 12.9%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 33%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 50%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 50%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.56, 13.68, 7.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.56, 15.55, 28.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.778, 2.211, 1.577)`
Decimal	`4071711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E211F, 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 #3E211F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E211F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #3E211F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e211f; }
.text { color: #3e211f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e211f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 33 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e211f, #3e311f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3E211F?: #3E211F is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E211F?: The RGB value is 62, 33, 31: 62 red, 33 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E211F?: The complementary color is #1F3C3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E211F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.