What color is #3A3526?

#3A3526 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A3526?

The RGB value is 58, 53, 38: 58 red, 53 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A3526?

The complementary color is #262B3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A3526?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A3526 color

#3A3526 rgb(58, 53, 38)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3A3526 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 20.8% green and 14.9% blue (58, 53, 38).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 21% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 34% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.23:1).

#3A3526 color codes

HEX	`#3A3526`
RGB	`rgb(58, 53, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 20.8%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 21%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 34%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 34%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.25, -0.65, 10.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.25, 10.3, 93.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.368, 3.586, 2.348)`
Decimal	`3814694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A3526, 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 #3A3526	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A3526 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	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 #3A3526 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a3526; }
.text { color: #3a3526; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a3526; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 53 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a3526, #353a26); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3A3526?: #3A3526 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A3526?: The RGB value is 58, 53, 38: 58 red, 53 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A3526?: The complementary color is #262B3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A3526?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.