What color is #3E312F?

#3E312F is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Smoked Black Coffee. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E312F?

The RGB value is 62, 49, 47: 62 red, 49 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E312F?

The complementary color is #2F3C3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E312F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E312F color

#3E312F rgb(62, 49, 47)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3E312F is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 19.2% green and 18.4% blue (62, 49, 47).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 14% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 24% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Smoked Black Coffee (#3B2F2F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.46:1).

#3E312F color codes

HEX	`#3E312F`
RGB	`rgb(62, 49, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 19.2%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 14%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 24%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 24%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.68, 5.49, 3.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.68, 6.51, 32.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.598, 3.426, 3.161)`
Decimal	`4075823`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E312F, 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 #3E312F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E312F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #3E312F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e312f; }
.text { color: #3e312f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e312f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 49 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e312f, #3e392f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #3E312F?: #3E312F is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Smoked Black Coffee. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E312F?: The RGB value is 62, 49, 47: 62 red, 49 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E312F?: The complementary color is #2F3C3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E312F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.