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#3e170b color: Old Study

#3e170b is rgb(62, 23, 11) in RGB and oklch(26.202% 0.06488 37.624) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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14°
100%

26.2%
0.065
38°
  • Brown
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • orange-950
  • Black 76%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
15.76:1Readable · AA
Lc -105
Black text
1.33:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #3e170b

#3e170b is a soft very dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 26.2% lightness, 0.065 chroma and a hue of 38°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 15.76:1 contrast and black text 1.33:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Old Study (#431705). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-950.

More brown colors

Lighter: #3e170b mixed with white

  1. 3e170b
  2. 502b20
  3. 634036
  4. 76564c
  5. 896c63
  6. 9c837c
  7. af9b95
  8. c3b3ae
  9. d7ccc8
  10. ebe5e3

Darker: #3e170b mixed with black

  1. 3e170b
  2. 351208
  3. 2b0e06
  4. 230a04
  5. 1a0602
  6. 120401
  7. 0a0201
  8. 040100
  9. 010000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #3e170b with less saturation

  1. 3e170b
  2. 3c190e
  3. 3a1b11
  4. 371c14
  5. 351e17
  6. 321f19
  7. 30201b
  8. 2d211e
  9. 2a2220
  10. 272322

Questions about #3e170b

What color is #3e170b?

#3e170b is soft very dark brown. The closest named color is Old Study. In RGB it is rgb(62, 23, 11), in HSL hsl(14.12, 69.86%, 14.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(26.202% 0.06488 37.624).

What colors go well with #3e170b?

The complementary color of #3e170b is #002b39. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3e151f and #391d00. The triadic partners are #002d18 and #1d2043.

Is white or black text more readable on #3e170b?

White text reads better on #3e170b: white gives a contrast ratio of 15.76:1 and black gives 1.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3e170b a warm or cool color?

#3e170b is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 38 degrees, its lightness 26.2% and its chroma 0.065.