#3E280C#3E280C
#3E280C is a dark, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.026; OKLCH L 29.8% C 0.053 H 69.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3E280C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 40, 12) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 68%, 15%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 81%, 24%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 35.5%, 80.6%, 75.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(18.23, 7.12, 21.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(18.23, 22.63, 71.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(29.77% 0.0184 0.0493) |
| OKLCH | oklch(29.77% 0.053 69.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.8120, 2.5685, 0.6954) |
| Luminance | 0.0257 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 4.61
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 6.60
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 7.49
Chocolate Brown
#411900
ΔE00 8.95
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 10.84
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 11.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3E280C #0C223E
analogous
#3E0F0C #3E280C #3B3E0C
triadic
#3E280C #0C3E28 #280C3E
tetradic
#3E280C #0C3E0F #0C223E #3E0C3B
square
#3E280C #0C3E0F #0C223E #3E0C3B
split-complementary
#3E280C #0C3B3E #0F0C3E
monochromatic
#1A1105 #1A1105 #3E280C #714916 #A56A20
Accessibility & contrast
On white
13.87
#3E280C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.51
#3E280C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3E280C
13.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3E280C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3E280C | 1.00 | 13.87 | 1.51 | 13.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 13.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 13.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2F2909
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#352F0D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#442322
Achromatopsia (no color)
#2C2C2C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3e280c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 40, 12); /* oklch */ color: oklch(29.8% 0.053 69.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76614c',
500: '#3e280c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3e280c; $custom-light: #76614c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3e280c",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 40,
"b": 12
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.6,
"s": 67.568,
"l": 14.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.29767,
"c": 0.05259,
"h": 69.6
},
"luminance": 0.02568
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3E280C
secondary
#2C4E7A
accent
#8AEA3D
background
#F7F5F4
surface
#EDE9E7
border
#C8C5C3
text
#090501
muted
#7B7977