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#3a2d16 color: Vanilla Bean Brown

#3a2d16 is rgb(58, 45, 22) in RGB and oklch(30.583% 0.04104 80.535) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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38°
100%

30.6%
0.041
81°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Muted
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • olive-800
  • Black 77%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.40:1Readable · AA
Lc -103
Black text
1.57:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #3a2d16

#3a2d16 is a muted dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 30.6% lightness, 0.041 chroma and a hue of 81°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast and black text 1.57:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Vanilla Bean Brown (#362c1d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-800.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #3a2d16 mixed with white

  1. 3a2d16
  2. 4b3f2a
  3. 5d523f
  4. 706655
  5. 837a6b
  6. 978f82
  7. aba49a
  8. bfbab2
  9. d4d1cb
  10. e9e8e5

Darker: #3a2d16 mixed with black

  1. 3a2d16
  2. 312612
  3. 281f0d
  4. 201809
  5. 181106
  6. 100b03
  7. 090602
  8. 040201
  9. 010100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #3a2d16 with less saturation

  1. 3a2d16
  2. 392d19
  3. 382e1c
  4. 372e1f
  5. 362e21
  6. 352e24
  7. 342f26
  8. 332f28
  9. 312f2b
  10. 302f2d

Questions about #3a2d16

What color is #3a2d16?

#3a2d16 is muted dark brown. The closest named color is Vanilla Bean Brown. In RGB it is rgb(58, 45, 22), in HSL hsl(38.33, 45%, 15.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(30.583% 0.04104 80.535).

What colors go well with #3a2d16?

The complementary color of #3a2d16 is #232f44. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #40291c and #303118. The triadic partners are #113538 and #39283c.

Is white or black text more readable on #3a2d16?

White text reads better on #3a2d16: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.4:1 and black gives 1.57:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3a2d16 a warm or cool color?

#3a2d16 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 81 degrees, its lightness 30.6% and its chroma 0.041.