What color is #3E271D?

#3E271D is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E271D?

The RGB value is 62, 39, 29: 62 red, 39 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E271D?

The complementary color is #1D343E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E271D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E271D color

#3E271D rgb(62, 39, 29)

Shades of brown

The hex color #3E271D is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 15.3% green and 11.4% blue (62, 39, 29).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 36% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 53% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.88:1).

#3E271D color codes

HEX	`#3E271D`
RGB	`rgb(62, 39, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 15.3%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 36%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 53%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 53%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.21, 9.41, 11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.21, 14.48, 49.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.934, 2.564, 1.503)`
Decimal	`4073245`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E271D, 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 #3E271D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E271D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #3E271D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e271d; }
.text { color: #3e271d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e271d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 39 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e271d, #3e381d); }

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Questions

What color is #3E271D?: #3E271D is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E271D?: The RGB value is 62, 39, 29: 62 red, 39 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E271D?: The complementary color is #1D343E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E271D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.