What color is #3F271C?

#3F271C is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F271C?

The RGB value is 63, 39, 28: 63 red, 39 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F271C?

The complementary color is #1C343F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F271C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F271C color

#3F271C rgb(63, 39, 28)

Shades of brown

The hex color #3F271C is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 15.3% green and 11% blue (63, 39, 28).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 38% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 56% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.83:1).

#3F271C color codes

HEX	`#3F271C`
RGB	`rgb(63, 39, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 15.3%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 38%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 56%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 56%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.33, 9.78, 11.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.33, 15.39, 50.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.985, 2.592, 1.441)`
Decimal	`4138780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F271C, 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 #3F271C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F271C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #3F271C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f271c; }
.text { color: #3f271c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f271c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 39 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f271c, #3f391c); }

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Questions

What color is #3F271C?: #3F271C is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F271C?: The RGB value is 63, 39, 28: 63 red, 39 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F271C?: The complementary color is #1C343F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F271C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.