What color is #3C401D?

#3C401D is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C401D?

The RGB value is 60, 64, 29: 60 red, 64 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C401D?

The complementary color is #211D40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C401D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C401D color

#3C401D rgb(60, 64, 29)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #3C401D is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 25.1% green and 11.4% blue (60, 64, 29).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 38% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.81:1).

#3C401D color codes

HEX	`#3C401D`
RGB	`rgb(60, 64, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 25.1%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 38%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 55%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 55%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.91, -7.92, 20.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.91, 22.16, 110.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.919, 4.716, 1.866)`
Decimal	`3948573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C401D, 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 #3C401D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C401D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #3C401D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c401d; }
.text { color: #3c401d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c401d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 64 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c401d, #2a401d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3C401D?: #3C401D is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C401D?: The RGB value is 60, 64, 29: 60 red, 64 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C401D?: The complementary color is #211D40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C401D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.