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#3E1A04 Color

#3E1A04 is rgb(62, 26, 4) in RGB, hsl(23, 88%, 13%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 58%, 94%, 76%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Black Bean (#3D0C02), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.41. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3E1A04
HEX#3E1A04
RGBrgb(62, 26, 4)
HSLhsl(23, 88%, 13%)
HSVhsv(23, 94%, 24%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 58%, 94%, 76%)
OKLCHoklch(26.7% 0.065 48.9)
LABlab(14.51% 16.78 20.22)
LCHlch(14.51% 26.28 50.31)

What #3E1A04 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #3E1A04, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#3E1A04 Channel Values

How #3E1A04 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 62 · G 26 · B 48-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 23° · S 88% · L 13%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 23° · S 94% · V 24%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 58% · Y 94% · K 76%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance15.51:1 vs white · 1.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3E1A04 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text15.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #3E1A04

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3E1A04; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #3E1A04

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #3E1A04 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#3E1A04
Protanopia#232303
Protanomaly#302004
Deuteranopia#2A2A01
Deuteranomaly#332402
Tritanopia#3F1818
Tritanomaly#3E1912
Achromatopsia#242424

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Using #3E1A04 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-3e1a04: #3E1A04;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3E1A04;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3e1a04': '#3E1A04' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.243, green: 0.102, blue: 0.016)
Android XML<color name="color_3e1a04">#3E1A04</color>
SVG fillfill="#3E1A04"

More Brown Colors

#3E1A04 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#3E1A04 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3E1A04?

#3E1A04 is a darkest brown — rgb(62, 26, 4) in RGB and hsl(23, 88%, 13%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Black Bean (#3D0C02), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.41.

What is the RGB value of #3E1A04?

#3E1A04 is rgb(62, 26, 4) — red 62, green 26, and blue 4 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3E1A04?

#3E1A04 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 58%, 94%, 76%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3E1A04 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #3E1A04 scores 15.51:1 against white and 1.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #3E1A04 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3E1A04 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 30.02, which is a different colour altogether.

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