What color is #3F2E20?

#3F2E20 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F2E20?

The RGB value is 63, 46, 32: 63 red, 46 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F2E20?

The complementary color is #20313F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F2E20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F2E20 color

#3F2E20 rgb(63, 46, 32)

Shades of brown

The hex color #3F2E20 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 18% green and 12.5% blue (63, 46, 32).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 33% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 49% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Cola (#3C2F23), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.94:1).

#3F2E20 color codes

HEX	`#3F2E20`
RGB	`rgb(63, 46, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 18%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 33%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 49%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 49%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.5, 5.59, 12.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.5, 13.27, 65.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.288, 3.115, 1.794)`
Decimal	`4140576`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F2E20, 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 #3F2E20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F2E20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #3F2E20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f2e20; }
.text { color: #3f2e20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f2e20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 46 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f2e20, #3f3e20); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3F2E20?: #3F2E20 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F2E20?: The RGB value is 63, 46, 32: 63 red, 46 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F2E20?: The complementary color is #20313F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F2E20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.