What color is #3F2D11?

#3F2D11 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F2D11?

The RGB value is 63, 45, 17: 63 red, 45 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F2D11?

The complementary color is #11233F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F2D11?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F2D11 color

#3F2D11 rgb(63, 45, 17)

Shades of brown

The hex color #3F2D11 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 17.6% green and 6.7% blue (63, 45, 17).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 58% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 73% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.17:1).

#3F2D11 color codes

HEX	`#3F2D11`
RGB	`rgb(63, 45, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 17.6%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 58%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 73%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 73%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.94, 4.66, 20.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.94, 21.42, 77.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.09, 2.974, 0.942)`
Decimal	`4140305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F2D11, 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 #3F2D11	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F2D11 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #3F2D11 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f2d11; }
.text { color: #3f2d11; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f2d11; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 45 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f2d11, #3a3f11); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #3F2D11?: #3F2D11 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F2D11?: The RGB value is 63, 45, 17: 63 red, 45 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F2D11?: The complementary color is #11233F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F2D11?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.