What color is #3B3E2C?

#3B3E2C is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B3E2C?

The RGB value is 59, 62, 44: 59 red, 62 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B3E2C?

The complementary color is #2F2C3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B3E2C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B3E2C color

#3B3E2C rgb(59, 62, 44)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3B3E2C is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 24.3% green and 17.3% blue (59, 62, 44).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 17% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 5.7 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.99:1).

#3B3E2C color codes

HEX	`#3B3E2C`
RGB	`rgb(59, 62, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 24.3%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 17%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 29%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 29%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.43, -4.95, 10.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.43, 11.77, 114.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.981, 4.557, 3.052)`
Decimal	`3882540`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B3E2C, 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 #3B3E2C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B3E2C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #3B3E2C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b3e2c; }
.text { color: #3b3e2c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b3e2c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 62 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b3e2c, #323e2c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #3B3E2C?: #3B3E2C is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B3E2C?: The RGB value is 59, 62, 44: 59 red, 62 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B3E2C?: The complementary color is #2F2C3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B3E2C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.