What color is #3B3E25?

#3B3E25 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B3E25?

The RGB value is 59, 62, 37: 59 red, 62 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B3E25?

The complementary color is #28253E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B3E25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B3E25 color

#3B3E25 rgb(59, 62, 37)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #3B3E25 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 24.3% green and 14.5% blue (59, 62, 37).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 25% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 5.9 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.04:1).

#3B3E25 color codes

HEX	`#3B3E25`
RGB	`rgb(59, 62, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 24.3%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 25%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 40%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 40%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.29, -6.09, 14.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.29, 16.17, 112.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.86, 4.509, 2.417)`
Decimal	`3882533`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B3E25, 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 #3B3E25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B3E25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #3B3E25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b3e25; }
.text { color: #3b3e25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b3e25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 62 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b3e25, #2f3e25); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #3B3E25?: #3B3E25 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B3E25?: The RGB value is 59, 62, 37: 59 red, 62 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B3E25?: The complementary color is #28253E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B3E25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.