What color is #3F3929?

#3F3929 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 #3F3929?

The RGB value is 63, 57, 41: 63 red, 57 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F3929?

The complementary color is #292F3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F3929?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F3929 color

#3F3929 rgb(63, 57, 41)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3F3929 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 22.4% green and 16.1% blue (63, 57, 41).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 21% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 35% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.48:1).

#3F3929 color codes

HEX	`#3F3929`
RGB	`rgb(63, 57, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 22.4%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 21%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 35%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 35%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.14, -0.36, 10.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.14, 10.96, 91.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.913, 4.143, 2.691)`
Decimal	`4143401`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F3929, 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 #3F3929	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F3929 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	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 #3F3929 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f3929; }
.text { color: #3f3929; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f3929; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 57 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f3929, #3a3f29); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3F3929?: #3F3929 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 #3F3929?: The RGB value is 63, 57, 41: 63 red, 57 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F3929?: The complementary color is #292F3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F3929?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.