What color is #3F312F?

#3F312F is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Smoked Black Coffee. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F312F?

The RGB value is 63, 49, 47: 63 red, 49 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F312F?

The complementary color is #2F3D3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F312F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F312F color

#3F312F rgb(63, 49, 47)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3F312F is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 19.2% green and 18.4% blue (63, 49, 47).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 15% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 25% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Smoked Black Coffee (#3B2F2F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.41:1).

#3F312F color codes

HEX	`#3F312F`
RGB	`rgb(63, 49, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 19.2%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 15%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 25%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 25%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.79, 5.96, 3.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.79, 7, 31.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.661, 3.459, 3.164)`
Decimal	`4141359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F312F, 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 #3F312F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F312F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #3F312F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f312f; }
.text { color: #3f312f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f312f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 49 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f312f, #3f392f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #3F312F?: #3F312F is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Smoked Black Coffee. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F312F?: The RGB value is 63, 49, 47: 63 red, 49 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F312F?: The complementary color is #2F3D3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F312F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.