What color is #3E3027?

#3E3027 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E3027?

The RGB value is 62, 48, 39: 62 red, 48 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E3027?

The complementary color is #27353E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E3027?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E3027 color

#3E3027 rgb(62, 48, 39)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3E3027 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 18.8% green and 15.3% blue (62, 48, 39).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 23% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 37% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Cola (#3C2F23), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.67:1).

#3E3027 color codes

HEX	`#3E3027`
RGB	`rgb(62, 48, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 18.8%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 23%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 37%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 37%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.15, 4.78, 8.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.15, 9.47, 59.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.41, 3.285, 2.373)`
Decimal	`4075559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E3027, 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 #3E3027	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E3027 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #3E3027 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e3027; }
.text { color: #3e3027; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e3027; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 48 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e3027, #3e3b27); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3E3027?: #3E3027 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E3027?: The RGB value is 62, 48, 39: 62 red, 48 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E3027?: The complementary color is #27353E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E3027?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.