What color is #3F2422?

#3F2422 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F2422?

The RGB value is 63, 36, 34: 63 red, 36 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F2422?

The complementary color is #223D3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F2422?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F2422 color

#3F2422 rgb(63, 36, 34)

Shades of red

The hex color #3F2422 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 14.1% green and 13.3% blue (63, 36, 34).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 30% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 46% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.12:1).

#3F2422 color codes

HEX	`#3F2422`
RGB	`rgb(63, 36, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 14.1%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 30%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 46%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 46%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.62, 12.57, 6.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.62, 14.28, 28.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.97, 2.434, 1.827)`
Decimal	`4138018`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F2422, 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 #3F2422	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F2422 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #3F2422 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f2422; }
.text { color: #3f2422; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f2422; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 36 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f2422, #3f3322); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3F2422?: #3F2422 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F2422?: The RGB value is 63, 36, 34: 63 red, 36 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F2422?: The complementary color is #223D3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F2422?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.