What color is #3A3413?

#3A3413 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A3413?

The RGB value is 58, 52, 19: 58 red, 52 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A3413?

The complementary color is #13193A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A3413?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A3413 color

#3A3413 rgb(58, 52, 19)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #3A3413 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 20.4% green and 7.5% blue (58, 52, 19).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 51% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 67% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.5:1).

#3A3413 color codes

HEX	`#3A3413`
RGB	`rgb(58, 52, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 20.4%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 51%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 67%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 67%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.59, -2.43, 21.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.59, 21.58, 96.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.091, 3.403, 1.11)`
Decimal	`3814419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A3413, 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 #3A3413	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A3413 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	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 #3A3413 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a3413; }
.text { color: #3a3413; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a3413; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 52 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a3413, #2d3a13); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #3A3413?: #3A3413 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A3413?: The RGB value is 58, 52, 19: 58 red, 52 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A3413?: The complementary color is #13193A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A3413?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.