What color is #3E2500?

#3E2500 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 #3E2500?

The RGB value is 62, 37, 0: 62 red, 37 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E2500?

The complementary color is #00193E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E2500?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E2500 color

#3E2500 rgb(62, 37, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #3E2500 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 14.5% green and 0% blue (62, 37, 0).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 100% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 100% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Medium Roast (#3C2005), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.29:1).

#3E2500 color codes

HEX	`#3E2500`
RGB	`rgb(62, 37, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 14.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 100%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 100%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 100%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.21, 8.42, 25.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.21, 26.56, 71.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.648, 2.348, 0.314)`
Decimal	`4072704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E2500, 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 #3E2500	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E2500 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #3E2500 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e2500; }
.text { color: #3e2500; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e2500; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 37 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e2500, #383e00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #3E2500?: #3E2500 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 #3E2500?: The RGB value is 62, 37, 0: 62 red, 37 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E2500?: The complementary color is #00193E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E2500?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.