What color is #3D361E?

#3D361E is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D361E?

The RGB value is 61, 54, 30: 61 red, 54 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D361E?

The complementary color is #1E253D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D361E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D361E color

#3D361E rgb(61, 54, 30)

Shades of brown

The hex color #3D361E is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 21.2% green and 11.8% blue (61, 54, 30).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 34% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 51% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.04:1).

#3D361E color codes

HEX	`#3D361E`
RGB	`rgb(61, 54, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 21.2%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 34%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 51%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 51%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.74, -0.98, 16.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.74, 16.22, 93.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.478, 3.724, 1.764)`
Decimal	`4011550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D361E, 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 #3D361E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D361E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #3D361E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d361e; }
.text { color: #3d361e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d361e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 54 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d361e, #353d1e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #3D361E?: #3D361E is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D361E?: The RGB value is 61, 54, 30: 61 red, 54 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D361E?: The complementary color is #1E253D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D361E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.