What color is #3A3828?

#3A3828 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 #3A3828?

The RGB value is 58, 56, 40: 58 red, 56 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A3828?

The complementary color is #282A3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A3828?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A3828 color

#3A3828 rgb(58, 56, 40)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3A3828 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 22% green and 15.7% blue (58, 56, 40).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 18% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 31% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.82:1).

#3A3828 color codes

HEX	`#3A3828`
RGB	`rgb(58, 56, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 22%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 18%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 31%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 31%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.27, -2.28, 10.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.27, 10.59, 102.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.542, 3.881, 2.57)`
Decimal	`3815464`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A3828, 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 #3A3828	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A3828 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	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 #3A3828 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a3828; }
.text { color: #3a3828; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a3828; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 56 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a3828, #333a28); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3A3828?: #3A3828 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 #3A3828?: The RGB value is 58, 56, 40: 58 red, 56 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A3828?: The complementary color is #282A3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A3828?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.