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#3E2B23 English Walnut

#3E2B23 is a dark gray named English Walnut. In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 16.9% green and 13.7% blue (rgb(62, 43, 35)). Its HSL value is 18° hue, 28% saturation and 19% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 44% yellow and 76% black. #3E2B23 is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.34:1.

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Variations of #3E2B23

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#3E2B23 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#3E2B23 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #3E2B23 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #343123
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #302D22
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #342D23
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #343123
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #372F23
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #432829
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #402A26
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #2F2F2F
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #332E2D

#3E2B23 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.34:1 Super#3E2B23 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.57:1 Very poor#3E2B23 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#3E2B23 in CSS

/* English Walnut */
.color { color: #3E2B23; }
.background { background-color: #3E2B23; }
.border { border: 1px solid #3E2B23; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(62 43 35);
color: hsl(18 28% 19%);
color: oklch(0.309 0.032 43.8);

#3E2B23 FAQ

What color is #3E2B23?

#3E2B23 is a dark gray. Its closest named color is English Walnut. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #3E2B23?

#3E2B23 is rgb(62, 43, 35) in RGB, hsl(18, 28%, 19%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 31%, 44%, 76%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #3E2B23?

The complementary color of #3E2B23 is #23363E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #3E2B23?

White text has the best contrast on #3E2B23: 13.34:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #3E2B23 a warm or cool color?

#3E2B23 is a neutral color.