What color is #3F382D?

#3F382D 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 #3F382D?

The RGB value is 63, 56, 45: 63 red, 56 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F382D?

The complementary color is #2D343F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F382D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F382D color

#3F382D rgb(63, 56, 45)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3F382D is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 22% green and 17.6% blue (63, 56, 45).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 17% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 29% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.57:1).

#3F382D color codes

HEX	`#3F382D`
RGB	`rgb(63, 56, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 22%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 17%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 29%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 29%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.92, 0.96, 8.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.92, 8.06, 83.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.938, 4.075, 3.061)`
Decimal	`4143149`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F382D, 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 #3F382D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F382D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.57:1	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 #3F382D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f382d; }
.text { color: #3f382d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f382d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 56 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f382d, #3d3f2d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3F382D?: #3F382D 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 #3F382D?: The RGB value is 63, 56, 45: 63 red, 56 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F382D?: The complementary color is #2D343F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F382D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.