What color is #3F372B?

#3F372B is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F372B?

The RGB value is 63, 55, 43: 63 red, 55 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F372B?

The complementary color is #2B333F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F372B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F372B color

#3F372B rgb(63, 55, 43)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3F372B is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 21.6% green and 16.9% blue (63, 55, 43).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 19% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 32% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.71:1).

#3F372B color codes

HEX	`#3F372B`
RGB	`rgb(63, 55, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 21.6%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 19%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 32%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 32%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.55, 1.27, 8.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.55, 8.92, 81.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.852, 3.964, 2.847)`
Decimal	`4142891`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F372B, 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 #3F372B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F372B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #3F372B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f372b; }
.text { color: #3f372b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f372b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 55 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f372b, #3d3f2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3F372B?: #3F372B is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F372B?: The RGB value is 63, 55, 43: 63 red, 55 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F372B?: The complementary color is #2B333F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F372B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.