What color is #3E2A0B?

#3E2A0B is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E2A0B?

The RGB value is 62, 42, 11: 62 red, 42 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E2A0B?

The complementary color is #0B1F3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E2A0B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E2A0B color

#3E2A0B rgb(62, 42, 11)

Shades of brown

The hex color #3E2A0B is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 16.5% green and 4.3% blue (62, 42, 11).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 70% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 82% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.63:1).

#3E2A0B color codes

HEX	`#3E2A0B`
RGB	`rgb(62, 42, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 16.5%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 70%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 82%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 82%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.82, 5.71, 22.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.82, 23.33, 75.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.875, 2.704, 0.687)`
Decimal	`4073995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E2A0B, 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 #3E2A0B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E2A0B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #3E2A0B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e2a0b; }
.text { color: #3e2a0b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e2a0b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 42 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e2a0b, #383e0b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #3E2A0B?: #3E2A0B is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E2A0B?: The RGB value is 62, 42, 11: 62 red, 42 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E2A0B?: The complementary color is #0B1F3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E2A0B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.