What color is #3B412E?

#3B412E is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B412E?

The RGB value is 59, 65, 46: 59 red, 65 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B412E?

The complementary color is #342E41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B412E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B412E color

#3B412E rgb(59, 65, 46)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3B412E is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 25.5% green and 18% blue (59, 65, 46).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 17% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Hōjicha (#424F3B), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.6:1).

#3B412E color codes

HEX	`#3B412E`
RGB	`rgb(59, 65, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 25.5%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 17%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 29%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 29%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.47, -6.47, 10.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.47, 12.59, 120.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.187, 4.908, 3.311)`
Decimal	`3883310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B412E, 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 #3B412E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B412E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #3B412E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b412e; }
.text { color: #3b412e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b412e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 65 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b412e, #32412e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #3B412E?: #3B412E is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B412E?: The RGB value is 59, 65, 46: 59 red, 65 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B412E?: The complementary color is #342E41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B412E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.