What color is #3A3310?

#3A3310 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A3310?

The RGB value is 58, 51, 16: 58 red, 51 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A3310?

The complementary color is #10173A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A3310?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A3310 color

#3A3310 rgb(58, 51, 16)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #3A3310 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 20% green and 6.3% blue (58, 51, 16).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 57% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 72% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.64:1).

#3A3310 color codes

HEX	`#3A3310`
RGB	`rgb(58, 51, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 20%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 57%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 72%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 72%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.23, -2.05, 22.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.23, 22.83, 95.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.022, 3.305, 0.969)`
Decimal	`3814160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A3310, 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 #3A3310	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A3310 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #3A3310 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a3310; }
.text { color: #3a3310; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a3310; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 51 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a3310, #2c3a10); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #3A3310?: #3A3310 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A3310?: The RGB value is 58, 51, 16: 58 red, 51 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A3310?: The complementary color is #10173A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A3310?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.