What color is #3A3C2A?

#3A3C2A is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A3C2A?

The RGB value is 58, 60, 42: 58 red, 60 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A3C2A?

The complementary color is #2C2A3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A3C2A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A3C2A color

#3A3C2A rgb(58, 60, 42)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3A3C2A is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 23.5% green and 16.5% blue (58, 60, 42).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 18% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 6 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.29:1).

#3A3C2A color codes

HEX	`#3A3C2A`
RGB	`rgb(58, 60, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 23.5%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 18%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 30%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 30%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.63, -4.5, 10.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.63, 11.78, 112.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.779, 4.298, 2.821)`
Decimal	`3816490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A3C2A, 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 #3A3C2A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A3C2A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #3A3C2A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a3c2a; }
.text { color: #3a3c2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a3c2a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 60 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a3c2a, #313c2a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #3A3C2A?: #3A3C2A is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A3C2A?: The RGB value is 58, 60, 42: 58 red, 60 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A3C2A?: The complementary color is #2C2A3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A3C2A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.