What color is #3E221E?

#3E221E 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 #3E221E?

The RGB value is 62, 34, 30: 62 red, 34 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E221E?

The complementary color is #1E3A3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E221E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E221E color

#3E221E rgb(62, 34, 30)

Shades of brown

The hex color #3E221E is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 13.3% green and 11.8% blue (62, 34, 30).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 35% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 52% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.46:1).

#3E221E color codes

HEX	`#3E221E`
RGB	`rgb(62, 34, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 13.3%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 35%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 52%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 52%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.81, 12.89, 8.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.81, 15.4, 33.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.793, 2.262, 1.518)`
Decimal	`4071966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E221E, 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 #3E221E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E221E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #3E221E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e221e; }
.text { color: #3e221e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e221e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 34 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e221e, #3e321e); }

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Questions

What color is #3E221E?: #3E221E 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 #3E221E?: The RGB value is 62, 34, 30: 62 red, 34 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E221E?: The complementary color is #1E3A3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E221E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.