What color is #3B371C?

#3B371C 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 #3B371C?

The RGB value is 59, 55, 28: 59 red, 55 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B371C?

The complementary color is #1C203B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B371C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B371C color

#3B371C rgb(59, 55, 28)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #3B371C is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 21.6% green and 11% blue (59, 55, 28).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 36% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 53% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.01:1).

#3B371C color codes

HEX	`#3B371C`
RGB	`rgb(59, 55, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 21.6%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 36%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 53%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 53%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.81, -2.89, 17.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.81, 17.73, 99.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.38, 3.746, 1.643)`
Decimal	`3880732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B371C, 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 #3B371C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B371C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	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 #3B371C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b371c; }
.text { color: #3b371c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b371c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 55 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b371c, #303b1c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #3B371C?: #3B371C 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 #3B371C?: The RGB value is 59, 55, 28: 59 red, 55 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B371C?: The complementary color is #1C203B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B371C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.