What color is #3B432F?

#3B432F is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B432F?

The RGB value is 59, 67, 47: 59 red, 67 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B432F?

The complementary color is #372F43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B432F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B432F color

#3B432F rgb(59, 67, 47)

Shades of green

The hex color #3B432F is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 26.3% green and 18.4% blue (59, 67, 47).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 18% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Hōjicha (#424F3B), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.35:1).

#3B432F color codes

HEX	`#3B432F`
RGB	`rgb(59, 67, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 26.3%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 18%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 30%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 30%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.16, -7.53, 11.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.16, 13.4, 124.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.324, 5.149, 3.455)`
Decimal	`3883823`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B432F, 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 #3B432F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B432F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #3B432F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b432f; }
.text { color: #3b432f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b432f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 67 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b432f, #31432f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #3B432F?: #3B432F is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B432F?: The RGB value is 59, 67, 47: 59 red, 67 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B432F?: The complementary color is #372F43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B432F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.