What color is #3C3A21?

#3C3A21 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C3A21?

The RGB value is 60, 58, 33: 60 red, 58 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C3A21?

The complementary color is #21233C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C3A21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C3A21 color

#3C3A21 rgb(60, 58, 33)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #3C3A21 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 22.7% green and 12.9% blue (60, 58, 33).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 29% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 45% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.54:1).

#3C3A21 color codes

HEX	`#3C3A21`
RGB	`rgb(60, 58, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 22.7%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 29%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 45%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 45%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.99, -3.66, 15.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.99, 16.27, 102.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.651, 4.097, 2.037)`
Decimal	`3947041`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C3A21, 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 #3C3A21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C3A21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	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 #3C3A21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c3a21; }
.text { color: #3c3a21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c3a21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 58 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c3a21, #313c21); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #3C3A21?: #3C3A21 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C3A21?: The RGB value is 60, 58, 33: 60 red, 58 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C3A21?: The complementary color is #21233C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C3A21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.