What color is #3F200C?

#3F200C is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Délicieux au Chocolat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F200C?

The RGB value is 63, 32, 12: 63 red, 32 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F200C?

The complementary color is #0C2B3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F200C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F200C color

#3F200C rgb(63, 32, 12)

Shades of brown

The hex color #3F200C is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 12.5% green and 4.7% blue (63, 32, 12).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 68% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 81% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Délicieux au Chocolat (#412010), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.75:1).

#3F200C color codes

HEX	`#3F200C`
RGB	`rgb(63, 32, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 12.5%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 68%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 81%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 81%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.09, 12.98, 18.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.09, 22.93, 55.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.633, 2.117, 0.618)`
Decimal	`4136972`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F200C, 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 #3F200C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F200C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #3F200C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f200c; }
.text { color: #3f200c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f200c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 32 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f200c, #3f390c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #3F200C?: #3F200C is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Délicieux au Chocolat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F200C?: The RGB value is 63, 32, 12: 63 red, 32 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F200C?: The complementary color is #0C2B3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F200C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.