Dark orange

#3b1102

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for dark orange, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Dark orange is a dark orange with anchoring warmth. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Dark orange color values

Every conversion for #3b1102, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3b1102
RGB59, 17, 2
HSL16, 93%, 12%
HSV16, 97%, 23%
CMYK0%, 71%, 97%, 77%
Lab11.52, 19.77, 16.87
XYZ2.02, 1.34, 0.21
Decimal3870978
Web safe#330000
Pantone4975 C
Pantone4975 CHex#3b1102Rgb59 17 2Cmyk0 71 97 77Lab12 20 17Lighter#7a280b

Shades of dark orange

Tints of dark orange

Colors that go with dark orange

Dark orange in print

It sits near the bottom of the tone range, where dark colors gain a touch of weight on press. The cmyk build is 0, 71, 97, 77.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3b1102 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 71 97 77
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 69 93 83
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dark orange in css

Copy #3b1102 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3b1102; }
.text { color: #3b1102; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b1102; }

How dark orange looks on light and dark

Dark orange and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #3b1102 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
16.57:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
1.27:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3b1102 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark orange on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #3b1102 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around dark orange? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark orange into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #3b1102 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from dark orange, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #3b1102 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.