Information about #3B311C color

#3B311C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#3B311C falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(59, 49, 28) — 23.1% red, 19.2% green, 11% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 12 / 77. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #3B311C reads as a moderately toned warm orange and stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pullman Green (#3B331C). Slightly further away sit Bistre (#3D2B1F) and Cola (#3C3024).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(59, 49, 28)), which gives #3B311C its character. On this background, white text reaches a 12.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.6:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:77), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #3B311C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#3B311C color variations

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#3B311C 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 #3B311C

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

Bistre color link
Bistre

#3D2B1F

Cola color link
Cola

#3C3024

Iroko color link
Iroko

#433120

Sambuca color link
Sambuca

#3B2E25

Mikado color link
Mikado

#3F3623

Treehouse color link
Treehouse

#3B2820

Cocoa Brown color link
Cocoa Brown

#35281E

Black Magic color link
Black Magic

#332C22

Creole color link
Creole

#393227

#3B311C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3B311C
  • RGB59, 49, 28
  • CMYK0, 4, 12, 77
  • CSSrgb(59, 49, 28)
  • HSL41°, 36%, 17%
  • HSL Precise40.645°, 35.632%, 17.059%
  • HSV41°, 53%, 23%
  • HSB41°, 53%, 23%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.192
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • GLSLvec3(0.231, 0.192, 0.110)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.231, 0.192, 0.110, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.231, 0.192, 0.110)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB23.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB19.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID3B311C
  • DECIMAL ID3879196
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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