What color is #3B3D09?

#3B3D09 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 #3B3D09?

The RGB value is 59, 61, 9: 59 red, 61 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B3D09?

The complementary color is #0B093D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B3D09?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B3D09 color

#3B3D09 rgb(59, 61, 9)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #3B3D09 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 23.9% green and 3.5% blue (59, 61, 9).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 74% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 85% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Dark Olive (#373E02), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.31:1).

#3B3D09 color codes

HEX	`#3B3D09`
RGB	`rgb(59, 61, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 23.9%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 74%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 85%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 85%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.6, -8.3, 29.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.6, 30.68, 105.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.522, 4.287, 0.9)`
Decimal	`3882249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B3D09, 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 #3B3D09	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B3D09 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.31:1	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 #3B3D09 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b3d09; }
.text { color: #3b3d09; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b3d09; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 61 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b3d09, #213d09); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3B3D09?: #3B3D09 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 #3B3D09?: The RGB value is 59, 61, 9: 59 red, 61 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B3D09?: The complementary color is #0B093D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B3D09?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.