What color is #3E381B?

#3E381B is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E381B?

The RGB value is 62, 56, 27: 62 red, 56 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E381B?

The complementary color is #1B213E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E381B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E381B color

#3E381B rgb(62, 56, 27)

Shades of brown

The hex color #3E381B is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 22% green and 10.6% blue (62, 56, 27).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 39% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 56% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.76:1).

#3E381B color codes

HEX	`#3E381B`
RGB	`rgb(62, 56, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 22%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 39%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 56%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 56%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.44, -2.12, 18.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.44, 19.08, 96.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.599, 3.932, 1.606)`
Decimal	`4077595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E381B, 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 #3E381B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E381B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #3E381B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e381b; }
.text { color: #3e381b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e381b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 56 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e381b, #323e1b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #3E381B?: #3E381B is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E381B?: The RGB value is 62, 56, 27: 62 red, 56 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E381B?: The complementary color is #1B213E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E381B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.