What color is #3F2703?

#3F2703 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Medium Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F2703?

The RGB value is 63, 39, 3: 63 red, 39 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F2703?

The complementary color is #031B3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F2703?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F2703 color

#3F2703 rgb(63, 39, 3)

Shades of brown

The hex color #3F2703 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 15.3% green and 1.2% blue (63, 39, 3).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 91% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 95% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Medium Roast (#3C2005), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.97:1).

#3F2703 color codes

HEX	`#3F2703`
RGB	`rgb(63, 39, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 15.3%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 91%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 95%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 95%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.98, 7.79, 24.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.98, 26.13, 72.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.792, 2.515, 0.424)`
Decimal	`4138755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F2703, 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 #3F2703	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F2703 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #3F2703 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f2703; }
.text { color: #3f2703; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f2703; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 39 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f2703, #393f03); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #3F2703?: #3F2703 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Medium Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F2703?: The RGB value is 63, 39, 3: 63 red, 39 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F2703?: The complementary color is #031B3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F2703?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.