What color is #3F382C?

#3F382C 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 #3F382C?

The RGB value is 63, 56, 44: 63 red, 56 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F382C?

The complementary color is #2C333F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F382C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F382C color

#3F382C rgb(63, 56, 44)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3F382C is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 22% green and 17.3% blue (63, 56, 44).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 18% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 30% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.58:1).

#3F382C color codes

HEX	`#3F382C`
RGB	`rgb(63, 56, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 22%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 18%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 30%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 30%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.89, 0.78, 8.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.89, 8.67, 84.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.919, 4.067, 2.961)`
Decimal	`4143148`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F382C, 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 #3F382C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F382C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #3F382C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f382c; }
.text { color: #3f382c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f382c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 56 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f382c, #3d3f2c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3F382C?: #3F382C 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 #3F382C?: The RGB value is 63, 56, 44: 63 red, 56 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F382C?: The complementary color is #2C333F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F382C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.