What color is #3E312E?

#3E312E is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Six Feet Under. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E312E?

The RGB value is 62, 49, 46: 62 red, 49 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E312E?

The complementary color is #2E3B3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E312E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E312E color

#3E312E rgb(62, 49, 46)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3E312E is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 19.2% green and 18% blue (62, 49, 46).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 15% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 26% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Six Feet Under (#3D322E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.47:1).

#3E312E color codes

HEX	`#3E312E`
RGB	`rgb(62, 49, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 19.2%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 15%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 26%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 26%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.65, 5.31, 4.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.65, 6.72, 37.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.578, 3.418, 3.056)`
Decimal	`4075822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E312E, 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 #3E312E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E312E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	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 #3E312E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e312e; }
.text { color: #3e312e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e312e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 49 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e312e, #3e392e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #3E312E?: #3E312E is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Six Feet Under. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E312E?: The RGB value is 62, 49, 46: 62 red, 49 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E312E?: The complementary color is #2E3B3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E312E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.