What color is #3A412E?

#3A412E is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A412E?

The RGB value is 58, 65, 46: 58 red, 65 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A412E?

The complementary color is #352E41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A412E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A412E color

#3A412E rgb(58, 65, 46)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3A412E is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 25.5% green and 18% blue (58, 65, 46).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 17% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Hōjicha (#424F3B), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.63:1).

#3A412E color codes

HEX	`#3A412E`
RGB	`rgb(58, 65, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 25.5%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 17%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 29%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 29%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.38, -6.93, 10.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.38, 12.72, 123)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.128, 4.877, 3.308)`
Decimal	`3817774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A412E, 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 #3A412E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A412E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #3A412E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a412e; }
.text { color: #3a412e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a412e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 65 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a412e, #31412e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #3A412E?: #3A412E is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A412E?: The RGB value is 58, 65, 46: 58 red, 65 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A412E?: The complementary color is #352E41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A412E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.