Information about #3B1E12 color

#3B1E12 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #3B1E12 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(59, 30, 18) — 23.1% red, 11.8% green, 7.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 11 / 16 / 77. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A clearly saturated warm orange, #3B1E12 leans clearly toward the dark side. Expect to see shades like this in night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Deep Oak (#412010). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Scorched Brown (#351F19) and Clinker (#371D09).

The recipe behind #3B1E12 is rgb(59, 30, 18), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #3B1E12 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 15.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.4:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:77), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #3B1E12 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#3B1E12 color variations

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#3B1E12 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #3B1E12

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Deep Oak color link
Deep Oak

#412010

Clinker color link
Clinker

#371D09

Dark Sienna color link
Dark Sienna

#3C1414

Brown Pod color link
Brown Pod

#3C241B

Black Kite color link
Black Kite

#351E1C

Tamarind color link
Tamarind

#341515

Short Black color link
Short Black

#42231B

Legal Dye color link
Legal Dye

#2E211B

Spitfire color link
Spitfire

#381921

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3B1E12
  • RGB59, 30, 18
  • CMYK0, 11, 16, 77
  • CSSrgb(59, 30, 18)
  • HSL18°, 53%, 15%
  • HSL Precise17.561°, 53.247%, 15.098%
  • HSV18°, 69%, 23%
  • HSB18°, 69%, 23%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.118
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.071
  • GLSLvec3(0.231, 0.118, 0.071)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.231, 0.118, 0.071, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.231, 0.118, 0.071)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB23.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB11.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID3B1E12
  • DECIMAL ID3874322
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01