What color is #3A3921?

#3A3921 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A3921?

The RGB value is 58, 57, 33: 58 red, 57 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A3921?

The complementary color is #21223A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A3921?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A3921 color

#3A3921 rgb(58, 57, 33)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #3A3921 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 22.4% green and 12.9% blue (58, 57, 33).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 27% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 43% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.75:1).

#3A3921 color codes

HEX	`#3A3921`
RGB	`rgb(58, 57, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 22.4%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 27%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 43%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 43%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.46, -4.01, 15.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.46, 15.65, 104.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.483, 3.936, 2.015)`
Decimal	`3815713`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A3921, 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 #3A3921	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A3921 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #3A3921 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a3921; }
.text { color: #3a3921; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a3921; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 57 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a3921, #2e3a21); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #3A3921?: #3A3921 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A3921?: The RGB value is 58, 57, 33: 58 red, 57 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A3921?: The complementary color is #21223A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A3921?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.