What color is #3E362C?

#3E362C is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E362C?

The RGB value is 62, 54, 44: 62 red, 54 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E362C?

The complementary color is #2C343E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E362C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E362C color

#3E362C rgb(62, 54, 44)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3E362C is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 21.2% green and 17.3% blue (62, 54, 44).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 17% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 29% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.87:1).

#3E362C color codes

HEX	`#3E362C`
RGB	`rgb(62, 54, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 21.2%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 17%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 29%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 29%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.15, 1.62, 7.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.15, 7.76, 77.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.76, 3.844, 2.926)`
Decimal	`4077100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E362C, 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 #3E362C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E362C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	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 #3E362C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e362c; }
.text { color: #3e362c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e362c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 54 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e362c, #3d3e2c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3E362C?: #3E362C is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E362C?: The RGB value is 62, 54, 44: 62 red, 54 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E362C?: The complementary color is #2C343E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E362C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.