What color is #3F211B?

#3F211B is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F211B?

The RGB value is 63, 33, 27: 63 red, 33 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F211B?

The complementary color is #1B393F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F211B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F211B color

#3F211B rgb(63, 33, 27)

Shades of brown

The hex color #3F211B is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 12.9% green and 10.6% blue (63, 33, 27).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 40% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 57% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.54:1).

#3F211B color codes

HEX	`#3F211B`
RGB	`rgb(63, 33, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 12.9%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 40%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 57%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 57%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.62, 13.66, 10.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.62, 17.12, 37.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.792, 2.224, 1.319)`
Decimal	`4137243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F211B, 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 #3F211B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F211B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #3F211B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f211b; }
.text { color: #3f211b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f211b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 33 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f211b, #3f331b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3F211B?: #3F211B is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F211B?: The RGB value is 63, 33, 27: 63 red, 33 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F211B?: The complementary color is #1B393F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F211B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.