What color is #3E2F18?

#3E2F18 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E2F18?

The RGB value is 62, 47, 24: 62 red, 47 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E2F18?

The complementary color is #18273E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E2F18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E2F18 color

#3E2F18 rgb(62, 47, 24)

Shades of brown

The hex color #3E2F18 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 18.4% green and 9.4% blue (62, 47, 24).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 44% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 61% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Café Noir (#4B3621), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.93:1).

#3E2F18 color codes

HEX	`#3E2F18`
RGB	`rgb(62, 47, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 18.4%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 44%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 61%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 61%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.53, 3.45, 17.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.53, 17.62, 78.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.168, 3.123, 1.3)`
Decimal	`4075288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E2F18, 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 #3E2F18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E2F18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #3E2F18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e2f18; }
.text { color: #3e2f18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e2f18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 47 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e2f18, #3a3e18); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #3E2F18?: #3E2F18 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E2F18?: The RGB value is 62, 47, 24: 62 red, 47 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E2F18?: The complementary color is #18273E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E2F18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.