What color is #3A320C?

#3A320C is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A320C?

The RGB value is 58, 50, 12: 58 red, 50 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A320C?

The complementary color is #0C143A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A320C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A320C color

#3A320C rgb(58, 50, 12)

Shades of brown

The hex color #3A320C is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 19.6% green and 4.7% blue (58, 50, 12).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 66% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 79% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.79:1).

#3A320C color codes

HEX	`#3A320C`
RGB	`rgb(58, 50, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 19.6%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 66%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 79%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 79%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.86, -1.7, 24.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.86, 24.41, 93.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.952, 3.207, 0.811)`
Decimal	`3813900`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A320C, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #3A320C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A320C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #3A320C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a320c; }
.text { color: #3a320c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a320c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 50 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a320c, #2b3a0c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #3A320C?: #3A320C is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A320C?: The RGB value is 58, 50, 12: 58 red, 50 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A320C?: The complementary color is #0C143A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A320C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.