What color is #3E321E?

#3E321E is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E321E?

The RGB value is 62, 50, 30: 62 red, 50 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E321E?

The complementary color is #1E2A3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E321E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E321E color

#3E321E rgb(62, 50, 30)

Shades of brown

The hex color #3E321E is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 19.6% green and 11.8% blue (62, 50, 30).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 35% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 52% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Cola (#3C2F23), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.5:1).

#3E321E color codes

HEX	`#3E321E`
RGB	`rgb(62, 50, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 19.6%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 35%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 52%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 52%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.58, 2.16, 14.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.58, 14.89, 81.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.362, 3.399, 1.707)`
Decimal	`4076062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E321E, 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 #3E321E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E321E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.5:1	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 #3E321E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e321e; }
.text { color: #3e321e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e321e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 50 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e321e, #3a3e1e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #3E321E?: #3E321E is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E321E?: The RGB value is 62, 50, 30: 62 red, 50 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E321E?: The complementary color is #1E2A3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E321E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.