What color is #3A382C?

#3A382C is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A382C?

The RGB value is 58, 56, 44: 58 red, 56 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A382C?

The complementary color is #2C2E3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A382C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A382C color

#3A382C rgb(58, 56, 44)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3A382C is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 22% green and 17.3% blue (58, 56, 44).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 14% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 24% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Black Olive (#3B3C36), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.78:1).

#3A382C color codes

HEX	`#3A382C`
RGB	`rgb(58, 56, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 22%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 14%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 24%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 24%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.37, -1.57, 7.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.37, 7.99, 101.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.614, 3.91, 2.947)`
Decimal	`3815468`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A382C, 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 #3A382C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A382C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.78:1	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 #3A382C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a382c; }
.text { color: #3a382c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a382c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 56 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a382c, #353a2c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3A382C?: #3A382C is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A382C?: The RGB value is 58, 56, 44: 58 red, 56 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A382C?: The complementary color is #2C2E3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A382C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.