What color is #3C350D?

#3C350D is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C350D?

The RGB value is 60, 53, 13: 60 red, 53 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C350D?

The complementary color is #0D143C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C350D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C350D color

#3C350D rgb(60, 53, 13)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #3C350D is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 20.8% green and 5.1% blue (60, 53, 13).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 64% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 78% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.3:1).

#3C350D color codes

HEX	`#3C350D`
RGB	`rgb(60, 53, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 20.8%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 64%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 78%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 78%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.07, -2.5, 25.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.07, 25.39, 95.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.209, 3.536, 0.894)`
Decimal	`3945741`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C350D, 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 #3C350D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C350D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #3C350D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c350d; }
.text { color: #3c350d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c350d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 53 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c350d, #2c3c0d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #3C350D?: #3C350D is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C350D?: The RGB value is 60, 53, 13: 60 red, 53 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C350D?: The complementary color is #0D143C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C350D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.