What color is #3C380A?

#3C380A 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 #3C380A?

The RGB value is 60, 56, 10: 60 red, 56 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C380A?

The complementary color is #0A0E3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C380A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C380A color

#3C380A rgb(60, 56, 10)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #3C380A is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 22% green and 3.9% blue (60, 56, 10).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 71% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 83% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.92:1).

#3C380A color codes

HEX	`#3C380A`
RGB	`rgb(60, 56, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 22%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 71%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 83%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 83%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.04, -4.61, 27.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.04, 27.98, 99.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.333, 3.811, 0.847)`
Decimal	`3946506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C380A, 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 #3C380A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C380A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	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 #3C380A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c380a; }
.text { color: #3c380a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c380a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 56 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c380a, #273c0a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #3C380A?: #3C380A 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 #3C380A?: The RGB value is 60, 56, 10: 60 red, 56 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C380A?: The complementary color is #0A0E3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C380A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.