What color is #3F281D?

#3F281D 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 #3F281D?

The RGB value is 63, 40, 29: 63 red, 40 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F281D?

The complementary color is #1D343F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F281D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F281D color

#3F281D rgb(63, 40, 29)

Shades of brown

The hex color #3F281D is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 15.7% green and 11.4% blue (63, 40, 29).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 37% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 54% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.7:1).

#3F281D color codes

HEX	`#3F281D`
RGB	`rgb(63, 40, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 15.7%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 37%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 54%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 54%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.64, 9.23, 11.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.64, 14.83, 51.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.031, 2.663, 1.517)`
Decimal	`4139037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F281D, 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 #3F281D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F281D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #3F281D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f281d; }
.text { color: #3f281d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f281d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 40 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f281d, #3f391d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3F281D?: #3F281D 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 #3F281D?: The RGB value is 63, 40, 29: 63 red, 40 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F281D?: The complementary color is #1D343F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F281D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.