What color is #3A400D?

#3A400D is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Dark Olive. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A400D?

The RGB value is 58, 64, 13: 58 red, 64 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A400D?

The complementary color is #130D40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A400D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A400D color

#3A400D rgb(58, 64, 13)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #3A400D is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 25.1% green and 5.1% blue (58, 64, 13).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 66% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 80% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Dark Olive (#373E02), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.94:1).

#3A400D color codes

HEX	`#3A400D`
RGB	`rgb(58, 64, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 25.1%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 66%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 80%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 80%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.55, -10.39, 28.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.55, 30.55, 109.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.651, 4.595, 1.075)`
Decimal	`3817485`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A400D, 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 #3A400D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A400D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #3A400D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a400d; }
.text { color: #3a400d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a400d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 64 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a400d, #21400d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3A400D?: #3A400D is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Dark Olive. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A400D?: The RGB value is 58, 64, 13: 58 red, 64 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A400D?: The complementary color is #130D40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A400D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.