What color is #3F3429?

#3F3429 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F3429?

The RGB value is 63, 52, 41: 63 red, 52 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F3429?

The complementary color is #29343F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F3429?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F3429 color

#3F3429 rgb(63, 52, 41)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3F3429 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 20.4% green and 16.1% blue (63, 52, 41).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 21% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 35% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Cola (#3C2F23), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.11:1).

#3F3429 color codes

HEX	`#3F3429`
RGB	`rgb(63, 52, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 20.4%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 21%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 35%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 35%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.56, 2.92, 8.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.56, 9.27, 71.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.678, 3.673, 2.613)`
Decimal	`4142121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F3429, 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 #3F3429	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F3429 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #3F3429 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f3429; }
.text { color: #3f3429; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f3429; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 52 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f3429, #3f3f29); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3F3429?: #3F3429 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F3429?: The RGB value is 63, 52, 41: 63 red, 52 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F3429?: The complementary color is #29343F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F3429?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.