What color is #3B3D29?

#3B3D29 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B3D29?

The RGB value is 59, 61, 41: 59 red, 61 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B3D29?

The complementary color is #2B293D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B3D29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B3D29 color

#3B3D29 rgb(59, 61, 41)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #3B3D29 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 23.9% green and 16.1% blue (59, 61, 41).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 20% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 5.7 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.14:1).

#3B3D29 color codes

HEX	`#3B3D29`
RGB	`rgb(59, 61, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 23.9%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 20%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 33%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 33%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.04, -4.83, 12.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.04, 13.02, 111.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.873, 4.427, 2.748)`
Decimal	`3882281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B3D29, 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 #3B3D29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B3D29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #3B3D29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b3d29; }
.text { color: #3b3d29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b3d29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 61 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b3d29, #313d29); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #3B3D29?: #3B3D29 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B3D29?: The RGB value is 59, 61, 41: 59 red, 61 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B3D29?: The complementary color is #2B293D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B3D29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.