What color is #3B351A?

#3B351A is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B351A?

The RGB value is 59, 53, 26: 59 red, 53 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B351A?

The complementary color is #1A203B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B351A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B351A color

#3B351A rgb(59, 53, 26)

Shades of brown

The hex color #3B351A is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 20.8% green and 10.2% blue (59, 53, 26).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 39% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 56% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.28:1).

#3B351A color codes

HEX	`#3B351A`
RGB	`rgb(59, 53, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 20.8%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 39%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 56%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 56%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.13, -1.83, 17.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.13, 17.99, 95.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.263, 3.551, 1.491)`
Decimal	`3880218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B351A, 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 #3B351A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B351A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #3B351A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b351a; }
.text { color: #3b351a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b351a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 53 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b351a, #303b1a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #3B351A?: #3B351A is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B351A?: The RGB value is 59, 53, 26: 59 red, 53 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B351A?: The complementary color is #1A203B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B351A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.