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#3f170a color: Old Study

#3f170a is rgb(63, 23, 10) in RGB and oklch(26.372% 0.0666 38.249) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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15°
100%

26.4%
0.067
38°
  • Brown
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • orange-950
  • Black 75%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
15.69:1Readable · AA
Lc -105
Black text
1.34:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #3f170a

#3f170a is a soft very dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 26.4% lightness, 0.067 chroma and a hue of 38°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 15.69:1 contrast and black text 1.34:1, 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: #3f170a mixed with white

  1. 3f170a
  2. 512c20
  3. 644035
  4. 77564c
  5. 896c63
  6. 9c837b
  7. b09b94
  8. c3b3ae
  9. d7ccc8
  10. ebe5e3

Darker: #3f170a mixed with black

  1. 3f170a
  2. 351207
  3. 2c0e05
  4. 230a03
  5. 1b0602
  6. 120401
  7. 0a0201
  8. 040100
  9. 010000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #3f170a with less saturation

  1. 3f170a
  2. 3d190e
  3. 3a1b11
  4. 381c14
  5. 361e16
  6. 331f19
  7. 30201b
  8. 2e221e
  9. 2b2320
  10. 282423

Questions about #3f170a

What color is #3f170a?

#3f170a is soft very dark brown. The closest named color is Old Study. In RGB it is rgb(63, 23, 10), in HSL hsl(14.72, 72.6%, 14.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(26.372% 0.0666 38.249).

What colors go well with #3f170a?

The complementary color of #3f170a is #002c3a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3f151e and #391d00. The triadic partners are #002e18 and #1e2044.

Is white or black text more readable on #3f170a?

White text reads better on #3f170a: white gives a contrast ratio of 15.69:1 and black gives 1.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3f170a a warm or cool color?

#3f170a is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 38 degrees, its lightness 26.4% and its chroma 0.067.