What color is #3F2B17?

#3F2B17 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F2B17?

The RGB value is 63, 43, 23: 63 red, 43 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F2B17?

The complementary color is #172B3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F2B17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F2B17 color

#3F2B17 rgb(63, 43, 23)

Shades of brown

The hex color #3F2B17 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 16.9% green and 9% blue (63, 43, 23).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 47% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 63% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Café Noir (#4B3621), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.38:1).

#3F2B17 color codes

HEX	`#3F2B17`
RGB	`rgb(63, 43, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 16.9%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 47%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 63%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 63%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.42, 6.54, 16.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.42, 17.82, 68.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.069, 2.847, 1.198)`
Decimal	`4139799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F2B17, 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 #3F2B17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F2B17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #3F2B17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f2b17; }
.text { color: #3f2b17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f2b17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 43 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f2b17, #3f3f17); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #3F2B17?: #3F2B17 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F2B17?: The RGB value is 63, 43, 23: 63 red, 43 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F2B17?: The complementary color is #172B3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F2B17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.