What color is #3F2D25?

#3F2D25 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F2D25?

The RGB value is 63, 45, 37: 63 red, 45 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F2D25?

The complementary color is #25373F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F2D25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F2D25 color

#3F2D25 rgb(63, 45, 37)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3F2D25 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 17.6% green and 14.5% blue (63, 45, 37).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 26% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 41% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.02:1).

#3F2D25 color codes

HEX	`#3F2D25`
RGB	`rgb(63, 45, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 17.6%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 26%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 41%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 41%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.31, 6.97, 8.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.31, 10.92, 50.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.322, 3.067, 2.167)`
Decimal	`4140325`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F2D25, 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 #3F2D25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F2D25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #3F2D25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f2d25; }
.text { color: #3f2d25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f2d25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 45 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f2d25, #3f3a25); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #3F2D25?: #3F2D25 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F2D25?: The RGB value is 63, 45, 37: 63 red, 45 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F2D25?: The complementary color is #25373F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F2D25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.