What color is #3E2516?

#3E2516 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Close but No Cigar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E2516?

The RGB value is 62, 37, 22: 62 red, 37 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E2516?

The complementary color is #162F3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E2516?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E2516 color

#3E2516 rgb(62, 37, 22)

Shades of brown

The hex color #3E2516 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 14.5% green and 8.6% blue (62, 37, 22).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 48% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 65% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Close but No Cigar (#361D0A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.18:1).

#3E2516 color codes

HEX	`#3E2516`
RGB	`rgb(62, 37, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 14.5%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 48%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 65%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 65%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.49, 9.96, 14.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.49, 17.85, 56.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.793, 2.405, 1.076)`
Decimal	`4072726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E2516, 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 #3E2516	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E2516 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #3E2516 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e2516; }
.text { color: #3e2516; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e2516; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 37 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e2516, #3e3916); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #3E2516?: #3E2516 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Close but No Cigar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E2516?: The RGB value is 62, 37, 22: 62 red, 37 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E2516?: The complementary color is #162F3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E2516?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.