What color is #3E3525?

#3E3525 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E3525?

The RGB value is 62, 53, 37: 62 red, 53 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E3525?

The complementary color is #252E3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E3525?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E3525 color

#3E3525 rgb(62, 53, 37)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3E3525 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 20.8% green and 14.5% blue (62, 53, 37).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 25% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 40% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.06:1).

#3E3525 color codes

HEX	`#3E3525`
RGB	`rgb(62, 53, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 20.8%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 25%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 40%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 40%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.67, 1.15, 11.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.67, 11.64, 84.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.594, 3.704, 2.276)`
Decimal	`4076837`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E3525, 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 #3E3525	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E3525 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #3E3525 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e3525; }
.text { color: #3e3525; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e3525; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 53 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e3525, #3b3e25); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3E3525?: #3E3525 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E3525?: The RGB value is 62, 53, 37: 62 red, 53 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E3525?: The complementary color is #252E3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E3525?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.